fkie_cve-2008-1658
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2008-04-11 10:05
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
security@ubuntu.comhttp://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15295
security@ubuntu.comhttp://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=PolicyKit.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5bc86a14cc0e356bcf8b5f861674f842869b1be7
security@ubuntu.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/29755Vendor Advisory
security@ubuntu.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:087
security@ubuntu.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28702Patch
security@ubuntu.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1254
security@ubuntu.comhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit/+bug/205037
security@ubuntu.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41877
security@ubuntu.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00176.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15295
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=PolicyKit.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5bc86a14cc0e356bcf8b5f861674f842869b1be7
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29755Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:087
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28702Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1254
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit/+bug/205037
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41877
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00176.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
freedesktop policykit *
freedesktop policykit 0.6


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