CVE-2009-1299 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a symlink vulnerability in PulseAudio to change ownership and permissions of arbitrary files, leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-1299?
CVE-2009-1299 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1299?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pulseaudio Pulseaudio.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1299?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2009-1299 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1299 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1299, DSA-2017-1, GHSA-36gf-xprp-mg7j.