CVE-2008-1658
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1658
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2008-1658.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2008-1658
- Published
- 2008-04-11T10:05:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-04-09T00:30:58Z
- Summary
- [none]
- 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.
- References
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/29755
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:087
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1254
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28702
- http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15295
- http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=PolicyKit.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5bc86a14cc0e356bcf8b5f861674f842869b1be7
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit/+bug/205037
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41877
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00176.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1658
Affected packages
Debian:11 / policykit-1
Package
- Name
- policykit-1
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source
Debian:12 / policykit-1
Package
- Name
- policykit-1
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source
Debian:13 / policykit-1
Package
- Name
- policykit-1
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source