CVE-2008-1658 (GCVE-0-2008-1658)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-04-11 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:32
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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