CVE-2020-11867

Published Nov 30, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 3.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-4207 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7211-1 Audacity vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 11:42 AM
Reserved
Apr 17, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 30, 2020, 10:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:50 AM