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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-1658
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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.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

XF
  http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41877

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA29755

MANDRIVA
  http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:087

FEDORA

CONFIRM
  http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=PolicyKit.git;a=commitdiff;h=5bc86a14cc0e356bcf8b5f861674f842869b1be7
  http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15295

BID
  28702


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