Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 22, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
6- 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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