Vulnerability in Audacityteam Audacity
CVE-2020-11867
Audacity through 2.3.3 saves temporary files to /var/tmp/audacity-$USER by default. After Audacity creates the temporary directory, it sets its permissions to 755. Any user on the system can read and play the temporary audio .au files located there.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Audacityteam Audacity
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 33, 34
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/audacity/audacity/releases (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- salvatoresecurity.com/the-many-perils-of-tmp/ (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-11867?
- CVE-2020-11867 is a low-severity vulnerability in Audacityteam Audacity, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2020-11-30.
- How severe is CVE-2020-11867?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.