Synaesthesia 2.1 and earlier, and possibly other versions, when installed setuid root…
Priority LOW 32Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Synaesthesia 2.1 and earlier, and possibly other versions, when installed setuid root, does not drop privileges before processing configuration and mixer files, which allows local users to read arbitrary files.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00369 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:synaesthesia:synaesthesia:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.1 | Vulnerable | Synaesthesia |
- cpe:2.3:a:synaesthesia:synaesthesia:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.1 Vulnerable ·Synaesthesia
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0070
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jff7-fm48-4mpp
References
Patch 1
More Synaesthesia vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-00136 Synaesthesia 2.2 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2005-0070 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-0070 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jff7-fm48-4mpp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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