CVE-2008-0162

high

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.

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2008-0175

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

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

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/29190

http://secunia.com/advisories/29080

http://secunia.com/advisories/29064

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-02-22

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00051