CVE-2008-0162
N/A
Published: February 22, 2008 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:49 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSplitvt· also runs on 1 platform
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Runs on — not affected
The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/29064Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/29080Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-05.xmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1500Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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