CVE-2008-0008

Name: CVE-2008-0008
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2008-01-29T00:00:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 0.56%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-0008 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

0.56%

42.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Pulseaudio	Pulseaudio	0.9.6
Pulseaudio	Pulseaudio	0.9.8

References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207214Third Party Advisory
http://pulseaudio.org/changeset/2100Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/28608Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28623Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28738Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28952Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200802-07.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1476Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:027Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27449Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-573-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0283Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=347822Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425481Issue Tracking
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39992VDB Entry
https://tango.0pointer.de/pipermail/pulseaudio-discuss/2008-January/001228.htmlBroken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00852.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00869.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207214Third Party Advisory
http://pulseaudio.org/changeset/2100Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/28608Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28623Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28738Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28952Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200802-07.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1476Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:027Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27449Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-573-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0283Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=347822Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425481Issue Tracking
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39992VDB Entry
https://tango.0pointer.de/pipermail/pulseaudio-discuss/2008-January/001228.htmlBroken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00852.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00869.htmlThird Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 29, 2008
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2008-0008?

How severe is CVE-2008-0008?

Severity scoring for CVE-2008-0008 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 0.56% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-0008?

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Source: NVD / NIST