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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.6/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15295
- http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=PolicyKit.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5bc86a14cc0e356bcf8b5f861674f842869b1be7
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29755Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:087
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28702Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1254
- 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
- http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15295
- http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=PolicyKit.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5bc86a14cc0e356bcf8b5f861674f842869b1be7
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29755Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:087
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28702Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1254
- 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
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 11, 2008
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified