Format string vulnerability in the grant helper (polkit-grant-helper.c) in PolicyKit 0.7 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format strings in a password.
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References | () http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15295 - | |
References | () http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=PolicyKit.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5bc86a14cc0e356bcf8b5f861674f842869b1be7 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/29755 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:087 - | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28702 - Patch | |
References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1254 - | |
References | () https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit/+bug/205037 - | |
References | () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41877 - | |
References | () https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00176.html - |
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Information
Published : 2008-04-11 10:05
Updated : 2024-11-21 00:45
NVD link : CVE-2008-1658
Mitre link : CVE-2008-1658
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-1658
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Products Affected
freedesktop
- policykit
CWE
CWE-134
Use of Externally-Controlled Format String