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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-1299 · published 18 March 2010

CVE-2009-1299: Pulseaudio link following vulnerability

Pulseaudio · Pulseaudio

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.

6.9 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.34% · top 75.3% CWE-59 · Link following
6.9CVSS 2.0 base score
0.34%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-1299), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.