Zim up to 0.72.1 Temporary Table Name denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Zim up to 0.72.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Temporary Handler. Performing a manipulation as part of Table Name results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-10870. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Zim up to 0.72.1. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing of the component Temporary Handler. The manipulation as part of a Table Name leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 03/23/2020. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-10870 since 03/23/2020. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 257963 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-10870), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (257963). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 257963
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-10870

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/23/2020 🔍
03/23/2020 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2020 +1 days 🔍
08/29/2025 +1984 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 1028
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-10870 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-10870
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-152025

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2020 08:16
Updated: 08/29/2025 18:57
Changes: 03/24/2020 08:16 (35), 03/24/2020 08:21 (11), 04/30/2024 18:24 (17), 08/29/2025 18:57 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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