VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.35%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 28th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- sam lantinga/splitvt
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29064Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29080Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29190
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-05.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1500Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27936
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29064Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29080Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29190
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-05.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1500Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27936
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.