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.
Published: 2008-01-28
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1476-1 New pulseaudio packages fix privilege escalation
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-573-1 PulseAudio vulnerability
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Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux
Pulseaudio Pulseaudio
Redhat Fedora
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:32:23.571Z

Reserved: 2007-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0008

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-01-29T00:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-0008

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