GLSA 200803-03: Audacity: Insecure temporary file creation
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | Audacity: Insecure temporary file creation |
| Date: | 03/02/2008 |
| Bugs: | |
| 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 | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| media-sound/audacity | < 1.3.4-r1 | >= 1.3.4-r1 | All supported architectures |
Description
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
Availability
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Concerns?
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License
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