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 Jan 28, 2008
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.56%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Running on/with
- 2007.1
- 2007.1
- 2008.0
- 2008.0
- 7
- 8
- 0.9.6
- 0.9.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00556) | 44.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00556) | 41.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 12.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207214 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://pulseaudio.org/changeset/2100 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28608 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28623 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28738 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28952 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200802-07.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1476 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:027 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27449 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-573-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0283 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=347822 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425481 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39992 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB Entry
- https://tango.0pointer.de/pipermail/pulseaudio-discuss/2008-January/001228.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTBroken Link
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00852.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00869.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
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