Vulnerability Details : 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-11867
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.05%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 12 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-11867
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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2.1
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LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
3.9
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2.9
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NIST |
3.3
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LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
1.8
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1.4
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-11867
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During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-11867
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WKK3S2QBXBHOFOQMXMGY5QAKVUWUX2YY/
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: audacity-2.4.2-4.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-ListsMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MG5PSF4CJ7UPMJHWX553EG3P2XN3PAYI/
[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: audacity-3.0.2-3.fc34 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-ListsMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://salvatoresecurity.com/the-many-perils-of-tmp/
The Many Perils of /tmp – Mike Salvatore's BlogThird Party Advisory
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https://github.com/audacity/audacity/releases
Releases · audacity/audacity · GitHubRelease Notes;Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2020-11867
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:audacityteam:audacity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*