ghsa-mw7g-wfcq-49r3
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-01 23:42
Modified
2025-04-09 03:53
Details

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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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2008-1658"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-134"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2008-04-11T10:05:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-mw7g-wfcq-49r3",
  "modified": "2025-04-09T03:53:31Z",
  "published": "2022-05-01T23:42:18Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1658"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit/+bug/205037"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41877"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00176.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15295"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=PolicyKit.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5bc86a14cc0e356bcf8b5f861674f842869b1be7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=PolicyKit.git;a=commitdiff;h=5bc86a14cc0e356bcf8b5f861674f842869b1be7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/29755"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:087"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28702"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1254"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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