CVE-2009-1299
6.1 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
6.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.2%
The pa_make_secure_dir function in core-util.c in PulseAudio 0.9.10 and 0.9.19 allows local users to change the ownership and permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/.esd-##### temporary file.
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| pulseaudio:pulseaudio | pulseaudio | eq | 0.9.10 |
| pulseaudio:pulseaudio | pulseaudio | eq | 0.9.19 |
References
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=573615
git.0pointer.de/?p=pulseaudio.git%3Ba=patch%3Bh=d3efa43d85ac132c6a5a416a2b6f2115f5d577ee
www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2017
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:124
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1570
bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/509008
Related
6.1 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
6.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.2%