Vulnerability CVE-2009-1299
Published: 2010-03-18   Modified: 2012-02-13

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.

Type:

CWE-59

 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following'))

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.9/10
10/10
3.4/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Pulseaudio -> Pulseaudio 

 References:
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/509008
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1570
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:124
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2017
http://git.0pointer.de/?p=pulseaudio.git;a=patch;h=d3efa43d85ac132c6a5a416a2b6f2115f5d577ee
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=573615
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