CVE-2008-1658
CVSS V2 Medium 4.6
CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2008-1658
- Assigner
- security@ubuntu.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2008-04-11T10:05:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-08-08T01:30:20
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:policykit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 0.7 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:policykit:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.6
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 6.4
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1658 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1658 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:08:19 | Added to TrackCVE |