Gentoo: GLSA-200803-03: Audacity: Insecure temporary file creation
Summary
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Severity: Normal Title: Audacity: Insecure temporary file creation Date: March 02, 2008 Bugs: #199751 ID: 200803-03
Synopsis ======= Audacity uses temporary files in an insecure manner, allowing for a symlink attack.
Background ========= Audacity is a free cross-platform audio editor.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-sound/audacity < 1.3.4-r1 >= 1.3.4-r1
========== Viktor Griph reported that the "AudacityApp::OnInit()" method in file src/AudacityApp.cpp does not handle temporary files properly.
Impact ===== A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to conduct symlink attacks to delete arbitrary files and directories with the privileges of the user running Audacity.
Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution ========= All Audacity users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/audacity-1.3.4-r1"
References ========= [ 1 ] CVE-2007-6061 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6061
Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200803-03
Concerns? ======== Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org/.
License ====== Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).
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