CVE-2008-0008 | Date: (C)2008-01-28 (M)2024-01-17 |
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.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -CVSS V2 Severity: |
CVSS Score : 7.2 |
Exploit Score: 3.9 |
Impact Score: 10.0 |
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CVSS V2 Metrics: |
Access Vector: LOCAL |
Access Complexity: LOW |
Authentication: NONE |
Confidentiality: COMPLETE |
Integrity: COMPLETE |
Availability: COMPLETE |
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