{ "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "security@ubuntu.com", "ID": "CVE-2008-1658", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "n/a", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "n/a" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name": "n/a" } ] } }, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "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." } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "n/a" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit/+bug/205037", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit/+bug/205037" }, { "name": "MDVSA-2008:087", "refsource": "MANDRIVA", "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:087" }, { "name": "http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=PolicyKit.git;a=commitdiff;h=5bc86a14cc0e356bcf8b5f861674f842869b1be7", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=PolicyKit.git;a=commitdiff;h=5bc86a14cc0e356bcf8b5f861674f842869b1be7" }, { "name": "http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15295", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15295" }, { "name": "policykit-granthelper-format-string(41877)", "refsource": "XF", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41877" }, { "name": "28702", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28702" }, { "name": "FEDORA-2008-2987", "refsource": "FEDORA", "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00176.html" }, { "name": "ADV-2008-1254", "refsource": "VUPEN", "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1254" }, { "name": "29755", "refsource": "SECUNIA", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/29755" } ] } }