CVE-2008-0162

misc.c in splitvt 1.6.6 and earlier does not drop group privileges before executing xprop, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Published: 2008-02-22 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-0162 is rated Low Risk (38.3/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.35%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0162

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.05% 0.35% +0.29%
2 2025-03-30 0.05% 0.05% +0.00%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0162

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0162

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-0162

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2008-0162 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (splitvt), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-0162
gentoo high CVE-2008-0162: 1 GLSA(s) (200803-05), 1 atom(s) (app-misc/splitvt); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-0162
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-0162 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (splitvt), 8 status rows across 8 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, upstream): released 4, ignored 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-0162

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0162

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sam_lantinga splitvt <= 1.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:sam_lantinga:splitvt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0162

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