Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | PulseAudio vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-804-1 | First vendor Publication | 2009-07-16 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2009-07-16 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.2 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: Ubuntu 8.10: Ubuntu 9.04: In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: Tavis Ormandy and Yorick Koster discovered that PulseAudio did not safely re-execute itself. A local attacker could exploit this to gain root privileges. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-804-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-362 | Race Condition |
OVAL Definitions
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 3 |
ExploitDB Exploits
| id | Description |
|---|---|
| 2010-10-18 | GNU C library dynamic linker $ORIGIN expansion Vulnerability |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-08-17 | Name : Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:171 (pulseaudio) File : nvt/mdksa_2009_171.nasl |
| 2009-07-29 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1838-1 (pulseaudio) File : nvt/deb_1838_1.nasl |
| 2009-07-29 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200907-13 (pulseaudio) File : nvt/glsa_200907_13.nasl |
| 2009-07-29 | Name : Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:152 (pulseaudio) File : nvt/mdksa_2009_152.nasl |
| 2009-07-29 | Name : Ubuntu USN-804-1 (pulseaudio) File : nvt/ubuntu_804_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 56104 | PulseAudio LD_BIND_NOW /proc/self/exe Symlink Local Privilege Escalation |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2010-02-24 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1838.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-07-20 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2009-152.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-07-17 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200907-13.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-07-17 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-804-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 12:06:07 |
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