CVE-2008-0008

Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.2)—
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

Versión: 2.0
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Puntuación base: 7.2
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.56%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 45
Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)

Pulseaudio — Pulseaudio
CWE

CWE-20
Referencias

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