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CVE-2008-0008

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-0008 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from mandrakesoft, from redhat, from pulseaudio organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-01-29T00:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	mandrakesoft	mandrake_linux	2007.1	No
Operating System	mandrakesoft	mandrake_linux	2007.1	No
Operating System	mandrakesoft	mandrake_linux	2008.0	No
Operating System	mandrakesoft	mandrake_linux	2008.0	No
Operating System	redhat	fedora	7	No
Operating System	redhat	fedora	8	No
Application	pulseaudio	pulseaudio	0.9.6	Yes
Application	pulseaudio	pulseaudio	0.9.8	Yes

References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207214 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://pulseaudio.org/changeset/2100 Exploit ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28608 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28623 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28738 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28952 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200802-07.xml Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1476 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:027 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27449 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-573-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0283 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=347822 Issue Tracking ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425481 Issue Tracking ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39992 VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://tango.0pointer.de/pipermail/pulseaudio-discuss/2008-January/001228.html Broken Link ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00852.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00869.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207214 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://pulseaudio.org/changeset/2100 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28608 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28623 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28738 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28952 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200802-07.xml Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1476 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:027 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27449 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-573-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0283 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=347822 Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425481 Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39992 VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://tango.0pointer.de/pipermail/pulseaudio-discuss/2008-January/001228.html Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00852.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00869.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For mandrakesoft's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.