CVE-2008-0162 Privilege escalation in n/a
High 7.2
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-0162 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2008-0162 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Feb 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0162 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0162/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0162/index.md)
Local attackers can gain elevated privileges because splitvt fails to drop group permissions before executing xprop.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-0162?
CVE-2008-0162 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Feb 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0162?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sam Lantinga Splitvt.
How do I fix CVE-2008-0162?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2008-0162 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0162 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0162, DSA-1500-1, GHSA-42fh-f837-4fj4.