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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 22, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-0162

CVE-2008-0162

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.

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Affected products

2

Sam Lantinga/Splitvt
cpe:2.3:a:sam_lantinga:splitvt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=1.6.6
Splitvt/splitvtllm-fuzzy
Range: <=1.6.6

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References

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www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1500nvdPatch
secunia.com/advisories/29064nvdVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/29080nvdVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/29190nvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-05.xmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/27936nvd

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