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CVE-2008-0162

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-02-22 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

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

• Sam Lantinga Splitvt: through 1.6.6

References

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

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