CVE-2009-1299
PulseAudio 0.9.10 and 0.9.19 - Arbitrary File Ownership and Permissions Change via Symlink Attack
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=573615
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/509008
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://git.0pointer.de/?p=pulseaudio.git%3Ba=patch%3Bh=d3efa43d85ac132c6a5a416a2b6f2115f5d577ee
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:124
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1570
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2017
Scores
EPSS
0.0034
EPSS Percentile
25.3%
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (2)
pulseaudio/pulseaudio
0.9.10
pulseaudio/pulseaudio
0.9.19
Published
Mar 18, 2010
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026