CVE-2008-1658 | BDVDB-2026-30163 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit/+bug/205037
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:087
- http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=PolicyKit.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5bc86a14cc0e356bcf8b5f861674f842869b1be7
- http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15295
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41877
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28702
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00176.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1254
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29755
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.