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CVE-2008-1658

Format string vulnerability in the grant helper (polkit-grant-helper.c) in PolicyKit 0.7 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of s

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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.

Timeline

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Affected versions

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    Version range not reported

References 9

bugs.launchpad.net

mandriva.com

gitweb.freedesktop.org

bugs.freedesktop.org

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

securityfocus.com

redhat.com

vupen.com

secunia.com