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CVE-2009-1299
CVE information
Published
Last Modified
CVSSv2.0 Severity
Impact Analysis
Description
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..
CVSSv2.0 Score
- Severity
- Medium
- Base Score
- 6.9/10
- Exploit Score
- 3.4/10
- Access Vector
- Local
- Access Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 10/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- Complete
- Availability Impact
- Complete
- Integrity Impact
- Complete
Products Affected
CPE | Affected | Vulnerable | Excluding | Edit |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio:pulseaudio:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio:pulseaudio:0.9.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - |
References
- https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/509008
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=573615
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2017
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:124
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1570
- http://git.0pointer.de/?p=pulseaudio.git%3Ba=patch%3Bh=d3efa43d85ac132c6a5a416a2b6f2115f