DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1658

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1658
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1658.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1658
Upstream
Published
2008-04-11T10:05:00Z
Modified
2025-11-19T02:04:38.219332Z
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

Affected packages

Debian:11 / policykit-1

Package

Name
policykit-1
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1658.json"

Debian:12 / policykit-1

Package

Name
policykit-1
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1658.json"

Debian:13 / policykit-1

Package

Name
policykit-1
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1658.json"

Debian:14 / policykit-1

Package

Name
policykit-1
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1658.json"