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.

CVSS v2.0 :

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10

References

Link	Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1500	Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27936
http://secunia.com/advisories/29064	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29080	Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-05.xml
http://secunia.com/advisories/29190

Configurations

Configuration 1

History

24 Jan 2023, 16:19

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:predictapp_project:predictapp::::::::
References	~~(MISC) https://github.com/abhilash1985/PredictApp/commit/b067372f3ee26fe1b657121f0f41883ff4461a06 -~~	(MISC) https://github.com/abhilash1985/PredictApp/commit/b067372f3ee26fe1b657121f0f41883ff4461a06 - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://github.com/abhilash1985/PredictApp/pull/73 -~~	(MISC) https://github.com/abhilash1985/PredictApp/pull/73 - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://vuldb.com/?id.218387 -~~	(MISC) https://vuldb.com/?id.218387 - Third Party Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.218387 -~~	(MISC) https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.218387 - Third Party Advisory
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 9.8
First Time		Predictapp Project predictapp Predictapp Project

16 Jan 2023, 13:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2008-02-22 09:44

Updated : 2008-09-05 09:34

NVD link : CVE-2008-0162

Mitre link : CVE-2008-0162

Products Affected

No products.

CWE

CWE-250

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges