CVE-2008-1658 describes a format string vulnerability in the grant helper component (polkit-grant-helper.c) of PolicyKit versions 0.7 and earlier, impacting freedesktop policykit. This flaw allows an attacker to inject format strings into a password, leading to a denial of service (system crash) and potentially arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), exploitation requires local access and low attack complexity, but could result in partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:policykit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:policykit:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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