Vulnerability CVE-2008-0162
Published: 2008-02-22   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

Type:

CWE-264

 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.2/10
10/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Sam lantinga -> Splitvt 

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