Improper Input Validation Affecting pulseaudio package, versions <0.9.9-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-PULSEAUDIO-406423
  • published29 Jan 2008
  • disclosed29 Jan 2008

Introduced: 29 Jan 2008

CVE-2008-0008  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 pulseaudio to version 0.9.9-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pulseaudio package and not the pulseaudio package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

The pa_drop_root function in PulseAudio 0.9.8, and a certain 0.9.9 build, does not check return values from (1) setresuid, (2) setreuid, (3) setuid, and (4) seteuid calls when attempting to drop privileges, which might allow local users to gain privileges by causing those calls to fail via attacks such as resource exhaustion.

CVSS Scores

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