Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-6061
Potential exploit
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.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2007-6061
- cpe:2.3:a:audacityteam:audacity:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-6061
0.63%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 68 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-6061
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2007-6061
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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.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2007-6061
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http://secunia.com/advisories/29206
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00087.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: audacity-1.3.2-21.fc7Third Party Advisory
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:074
MandrivaBroken Link
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26608
Broken Link;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199751
199751 – (CVE-2007-6061) media-sound/audacity < 1.3.4-r1: temporary file vulnerablilty (CVE-2007-6061)Exploit;Issue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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http://secunia.com/advisories/30191
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00075.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: audacity-1.3.2-21.fc8Third Party Advisory
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-03.xml
Audacity: Insecure temporary file creation (GLSA 200803-03) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4025
Site en constructionBroken Link
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http://secunia.com/advisories/27841
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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