FKIE_CVE-2008-1658
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-04-11 10:05 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:52
Severity
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| freedesktop | policykit | * | |
| freedesktop | policykit | 0.6 |
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