CVE-2009-1299
pulseaudio - insecure temporary directory
EPSS 0.34%
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.
How to fix CVE-2009-1299
To remediate CVE-2009-1299, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/pulseaudio—upgrade to 0.9.21-1.1 or later
- Debian/pulseaudio—upgrade to 0.9.10-3+lenny2 or later
Is CVE-2009-1299 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0.9.21-1.1
- from 0, < 0.9.10-3+lenny2