CVE-2009-0035 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting alsa-utils versions 1.0.19 and later. This flaw allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files through a symlink attack utilizing the /usr/bin/alsa-info and /usr/bin/alsa-info.sh scripts. Rated Medium with a CVSS score of 5.5, the vulnerability requires local access and low privileges, but does not involve user interaction, leading to a high impact on integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploits in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.0.19, < 1.0.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:alsa-project:alsa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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