CVE-2020-10870

low-risk
Published 2020-03-23

Zim through 0.72.1 creates temporary directories with predictable names. A malicious user could predict and create Zim's temporary directories and prevent other users from being able to start Zim, resulting in a denial of service.

Do I need to act?

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0.13% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Zim

Affected Vendors

Zim-Wiki

References (2)

Third Party Advisory https://github.com/zim-desktop-wiki/zim-desktop-wiki/issues/1028
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/zim-desktop-wiki/zim-desktop-wiki/issues/1028
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal