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CVE-2008-1658

Published: Apr 11, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-134
4.6MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 51.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-134

Affected Products

freedesktop
oss-projectaka freedesktop.org
policykit
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit/+bug/205037
bugs.launchpad.net
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:087
mandriva.com
http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=PolicyKit.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5bc86a14cc0e356bcf8b5f861674f842869b1be7
gitweb.freedesktop.org
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