CVE-2008-0162

Publication date 22 February 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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

Status

Show unmaintained releases

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
splitvt	9.04 jaunty	Fixed 1.6.6-4
	8.10 intrepid	Fixed 1.6.6-4
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 1.6.6-4
	7.10 gutsy	Ignored end of life, was needed
	7.04 feisty	Ignored end of life, was needed
	6.10 edgy	Ignored end of life, was needed
	6.06 LTS dapper	Fixed 1.6.5-9etch1build0.6.06.1