CVE-2008-0162: Sam Lantinga Splitvt

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

misc.c in splitvt 1.6.6 and earlier does not drop group privileges before executing xprop, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Affected products

• Sam Lantinga Splitvt: up to and including 1.6.6

Published 2008-02-22. Last modified 2026-06-16.