Debian/splitvt: unknown

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

Action: Upgrade splitvt to 1.6.6-4 or later.

Affected

Fixed versions

Sources

• osv: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0162
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-0162

published 2008-02-22T21:44:00Z · modified 2026-10-23T17:47:27.235120833Z · JSON