Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 11, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-1658

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.

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Affected products

Xorg/Policykit2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:policykit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:policykit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.7
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:policykit:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
PolicyKit/PolicyKitllm-fuzzy
Range: <=0.7

Patches

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/28702nvdPatch
secunia.com/advisories/29755nvdVendor Advisory
bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cginvd
gitweb.freedesktop.orgnvd
www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1254nvd
bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit/+bug/205037nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41877nvd
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00176.htmlnvd

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