# CVE-2007-6061: Audacity 1.3.2 creates a temporary directory with a predictable name without checking for previous existence of that directory, which allows

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-11-20 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/29206
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26608
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4025
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199751
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00087.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-03.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27841
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00075.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:074
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30191

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