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CVE-2009-1299

CVE information

Published

14 years ago

Last Modified

5 months ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

Medium

Impact Analysis

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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
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cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio:pulseaudio:0.9.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -

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