CVE-2020-11867
low-risk
Published 2020-11-30
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.12% 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
3
CVSS 3.3/10
Low
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Vendors
References (8)
Release Notes
https://github.com/audacity/audacity/releases
Third Party Advisory
https://salvatoresecurity.com/the-many-perils-of-tmp/
Release Notes
https://github.com/audacity/audacity/releases
Third Party Advisory
https://salvatoresecurity.com/the-many-perils-of-tmp/
23
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
13/34 · Low
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
9/34 · Low