CVE-2008-1658 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 11 Apr 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Attackers can cause a crash or execute arbitrary code via format strings in a password within the PolicyKit grant helper.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2008-1658?

CVE-2008-1658 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Apr 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-134

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1658?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Freedesktop Policykit.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1658?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2008-1658 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1658 in the wild and no public exploit code.

CVE-2010-0750 Information disclosure in n/a Low 2.1

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1658, GHSA-mw7g-wfcq-49r3.