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.
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29206 | third party advisory broken link |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26608 | vdb entry third party advisory broken link |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4025 | vdb entry broken link |
| http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199751 | issue tracking patch exploit third party advisory |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00087.html | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-03.xml | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27841 | third party advisory broken link |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00075.html | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:074 | vendor advisory broken link |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30191 | third party advisory broken link |