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Medium
CVE-2009-1299
The pa_make_secure_dir function in core-util.c in PulseAudio 0.9.10 and 0.9.19...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/509008
- http://git.0pointer.de/?p=pulseaudio.git%3Ba=patch%3Bh=d3efa43d85ac132c6a5a416a2b6f2115f5d577ee
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:124
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1570
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=573615
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2017
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
0.9.10, 0.9.19
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 18th, 2010
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.