[ GLSA 200803-03 ] Audacity: Insecure temporary file creation

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Audacity: Insecure temporary file creation (GLSA 200803-03)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: local
Date: March 02, 2008
Bug(s): #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: media-sound/audacity
Vulnerable: < 1.3.4-r1
Unaffected: >= 1.3.4-r1
Architectures: 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: