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http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/splitvt/splitvt_1.6.5-9etch1_amd64.deb\r\n Size/MD5 checksum: 37754 dd591bff5b03378ab225dbf41648e037\r\n\r\nhppa architecture (HP PA RISC)\r\n\r\n http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/splitvt/splitvt_1.6.5-9etch1_hppa.deb\r\n Size/MD5 checksum: 38398 f9c5dc35197dcd1b8a2843a29c200bbb\r\n\r\ni386 architecture (Intel ia32)\r\n\r\n http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/splitvt/splitvt_1.6.5-9etch1_i386.deb\r\n Size/MD5 checksum: 34754 70d76970fb5017197c78861c4d070cab\r\n\r\nia64 architecture (Intel ia64)\r\n\r\n http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/splitvt/splitvt_1.6.5-9etch1_ia64.deb\r\n Size/MD5 checksum: 50166 d2328ca3f1d1114cc9a2497d59e0ff9a\r\n\r\nmips architecture (MIPS (Big Endian))\r\n\r\n http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/splitvt/splitvt_1.6.5-9etch1_mips.deb\r\n Size/MD5 checksum: 39434 3205ddfd371fd0edd5175333a5c94c1b\r\n\r\npowerpc architecture (PowerPC)\r\n\r\n http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/splitvt/splitvt_1.6.5-9etch1_powerpc.deb\r\n Size/MD5 checksum: 37800 7c8d9c7f20e4a4fc92531f0a5cd7bb26\r\n\r\ns390 architecture (IBM S/390)\r\n\r\n http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/splitvt/splitvt_1.6.5-9etch1_s390.deb\r\n Size/MD5 checksum: 37854 9c39d0109f6600022862c3ee6d1fb0c8\r\n\r\n\r\n These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on\r\n its next update.\r\n\r\n- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nFor apt-get: deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main\r\nFor dpkg-ftp: ftp://security.debian.org/debian-security dists/stable/updates/main\r\nMailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org\r\nPackage info: `apt-cache show <pkg>' and http://packages.debian.org/<pkg>\r\n-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----\r\nVersion: GnuPG v1.4.6 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"packageVersion": "1.6.6-r1", "packageName": "app-misc/splitvt", "packageFilename": "UNKNOWN", "arch": "all", "operator": "lt"}], "description": "### Background\n\nSplitVT is a program for splitting terminals into two shells. \n\n### Description\n\nMike Ashton reported that SplitVT does not drop group privileges before executing the xprop utility. \n\n### Impact\n\nA local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain the \"utmp\" group privileges. \n\n### Workaround\n\nThere is no known workaround at this time. \n\n### Resolution\n\nAll SplitVT users should upgrade to the latest version: \n \n \n # emerge --sync\n # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose \">=app-misc/splitvt-1.6.6-r1\"", "edition": 1, "reporter": "Gentoo Foundation", "published": "2008-03-03T00:00:00", "enchantments": {"score": {"vector": "NONE", "value": 7.2}}, "type": "gentoo", "title": "SplitVT: Privilege escalation", "bulletinFamily": "unix", "cvelist": ["CVE-2008-0162"], "modified": "2008-03-03T00:00:00", "id": "GLSA-200803-05", "href": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200803-05", "cvss": {"score": 7.2, "vector": "AV:LOCAL/AC:LOW/Au:NONE/C:COMPLETE/I:COMPLETE/A:COMPLETE/"}}]}
