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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2008-0162

CVE-2008-0162

UNKNOWN

misc

Published Feb 22, 2008

Modified 1 years ago

Details

misc.c in splitvt 1.6.6 and earlier does not drop group privileges before executing xprop, which allows local users to gain privileges.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/29064

http://secunia.com/advisories/29080

http://secunia.com/advisories/29190

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-05.xml

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1500

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27936

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0162

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v2.0

7.2

Exploitability

Access Vector

LocalAV:L

Access Complexity

LowAC:L

Authentication

NoneAu:N

Impact

Confidentiality

CompleteC:C

Integrity

CompleteI:C

Availability

CompleteA:C

7.2/AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedFeb 22, 2008

ModifiedAug 7, 2024

CVE-2008-0162 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence