CVE-2008-0162
misc.c in splitvt 1.6.6 and earlier does not drop group privileges before executing xprop, which allows local users to gain privileges.
02 Description
misc.c in splitvt 1.6.6 and earlier does not drop group privileges before executing xprop, which allows local users to gain privileges.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 27.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-02-22 21:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 07:32Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-01-09
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 736d21acb02e25aa9e569bc83ded8e06c6eb115df6f990c246398899b8207f50
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.debian.orgDSA-1500http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1500
- secunia.com29190http://secunia.com/advisories/29190
- secunia.com29080http://secunia.com/advisories/29080
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200803-05http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-05.xml
- secunia.com29064http://secunia.com/advisories/29064
- www.securityfocus.com27936http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27936
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- splitvt Fixed in 1.6.6-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- splitvt Fixed in 1.6.6-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- splitvt Fixed in 1.6.6-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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