{"id":"CVE-2008-1658","details":"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.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:39:47.193921Z","published":"2008-04-11T10:05:00Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/29755"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:087"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1254"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28702"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15295"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=PolicyKit.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5bc86a14cc0e356bcf8b5f861674f842869b1be7"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit/+bug/205037"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41877"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00176.html"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}