CVE-2009-0035
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 9, 2019 at 02:02 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:04 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsAlsaProject Alsa
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
alsa-utils 1.0.19 and later versions allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack via the /usr/bin/alsa-info and /usr/bin/alsa-info.sh scripts.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
1.0.19 ≤ v < 1.0.20
Affected range stops below 1.0.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v ≥ 1.0.19
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-0035x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2009-0035x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0035CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59
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