Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-1658
Potential exploit
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.
Vulnerability category: Execute codeDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2008-1658
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:policykit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:policykit:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1658
0.13%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 29 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-1658
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.6
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
3.9
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6.4
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-1658
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The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-1658
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00176.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: PolicyKit-0.6-2.fc8
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http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15295
15295 – format string vulnerability in password input
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http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=PolicyKit.git;a=commitdiff;h=5bc86a14cc0e356bcf8b5f861674f842869b1be7
Exploit
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41877
PolicyKit grant helper format string CVE-2008-1658 Vulnerability Report
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:087
Mandriva
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http://secunia.com/advisories/29755
About Secunia Research | FlexeraVendor Advisory
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit/+bug/205037
Bug #205037 “policykit or policykit-gnome do not work with passw...” : Bugs : policykit package : Ubuntu
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28702
Patch
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http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=PolicyKit.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5bc86a14cc0e356bcf8b5f861674f842869b1be7
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1254
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