Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2008-0008 | First vendor Publication | 2008-01-28 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2024-01-09 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.2 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| 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. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0008 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17781 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17781 | ||
| Title: | USN-573-1 -- pulseaudio vulnerability | ||
| Description: | It was discovered that PulseAudio did not properly drop privileges when running as a daemon. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-573-1 CVE-2008-0008 | Version: | 7 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 7.04 Ubuntu 7.10 | Product(s): | pulseaudio |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20369 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20369 | ||
| Title: | DSA-1476-1 pulseaudio - programming error | ||
| Description: | Marcus Meissner discovered that the PulseAudio sound server performed insufficient checks when dropping privileges, which could lead to local privilege escalation. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-1476-1 CVE-2008-0008 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 | Product(s): | pulseaudio |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 2 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-04-09 | Name : Mandriva Update for pulseaudio MDVSA-2008:027 (pulseaudio) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_027.nasl |
| 2009-03-23 | Name : Ubuntu Update for pulseaudio vulnerability USN-573-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_573_1.nasl |
| 2009-02-17 | Name : Fedora Update for pulseaudio FEDORA-2008-0963 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_0963_pulseaudio_fc8.nasl |
| 2009-02-17 | Name : Fedora Update for pulseaudio FEDORA-2008-0994 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_0994_pulseaudio_fc7.nasl |
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200802-07 (pulseaudio) File : nvt/glsa_200802_07.nasl |
| 2008-01-31 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1476-1 (pulseaudio) File : nvt/deb_1476_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 42842 | PulseAudio pa_drop_root Function Local Privilege Escalation |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-027.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-02-14 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200802-07.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-02-01 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-573-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-01-29 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1476.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-01-27 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-0963.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-01-27 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-0994.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2024-01-09 09:27:52 |
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| 2020-05-23 00:21:01 |
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| 2017-07-29 12:02:45 |
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| 2016-06-28 23:57:46 |
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| 2016-04-26 16:58:29 |
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| 2014-02-17 10:43:09 |
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| 2013-05-11 00:05:29 |
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