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CVE-2009-1299

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-1299 describes a symlink attack vulnerability in PulseAudio versions 0.9.10 and 0.9.19, specifically within the pa_make_secure_dir function. This flaw allows local users to manipulate file ownership and permissions of arbitrary files through a temporary file created in /tmp. With a CVSS score of 6.9, this vulnerability has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires medium attack complexity and local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.9.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio:pulseaudio:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.9.19CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio:pulseaudio:0.9.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.9MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
26.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0034 is in the 30th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-1299Low

pulseaudio: information disclosure or DoS due to temporary directory handling

Mar 16, 2010

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
git.0pointer.de
bugs.edge.launchpad.net / ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/509008
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2017
mandriva.com / security/advisories
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1570