CVE-2009-1299

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    CVE-2009-1299

    Published: 18 Mar 2010Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: 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://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=573615, http://git.0pointer.de/?p=pulseaudio.git%3Ba=patch%3Bh=d3efa43d85ac132c6a5a416a2b6f2115f5d577ee, https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/509008

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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