CVE-2008-1658
Published Apr 11, 2008
Last updated a year ago
Overview
- 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.
- Source
- security@ubuntu.com
- NVD status
- Modified
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 4.6
- Impact score
- 6.4
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-134
Configurations
[
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:policykit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "AF94BD0F-267D-423F-8CD6-A1FA85054002",
"versionEndIncluding": "0.7"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:policykit:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "DD23F933-B115-4977-A69F-B6A3CC54B40D"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]