CVE-2008-0008
CVSS V2 High 7.2
CVSS V3 None
Description
The pa_drop_root function in PulseAudio 0.9.8, and a certain 0.9.9 build, does not check return values from (1) setresuid, (2) setreuid, (3) setuid, and (4) seteuid calls when attempting to drop privileges, which might allow local users to gain privileges by causing those calls to fail via attacks such as resource exhaustion.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2008-0008
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2008-01-29T00:00:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-07-29T01:34:06
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.1:*:x86-64:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0:*:x86-64:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio:pulseaudio:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio:pulseaudio:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 7.2
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 10
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0008 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0008 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:11:29 | Added to TrackCVE |