Description
Audacity 1.3.2 creates a temporary directory with a predictable name without checking for previous existence of that directory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (recording deadlock) by creating the directory before Audacity is run. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged to delete arbitrary files or directories via a symlink attack.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199751Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27841Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29206Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30191Broken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-03.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:074Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26608Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4025Broken Link
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00075.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00087.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199751Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27841Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29206Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30191Broken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-03.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:074Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26608Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4025Broken Link
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00075.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00087.htmlThird Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 20, 2007
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified