Vulnerability · Published Nov 30, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-11867
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in the audacity package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | audacity | 2.4.2~dfsg0-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11867 |
| Debian:13 | audacity | 2.4.2~dfsg0-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11867 |
| Debian:14 | audacity | 2.4.2~dfsg0-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11867 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/audacity/audacity/releases x_refsource_MISC
- https://salvatoresecurity.com/the-many-perils-of-tmp/ x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2021-8aaccdbb5f vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-1a043ee3d2 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA