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Status published
Medium
CVE-2015-4625
Integer overflow in the authentication_agent_new_cookie function in PolicyKit (aka polkit)...
Vulnerability Description
Integer overflow in the authentication_agent_new_cookie function in PolicyKit (aka polkit) before 0.113 allows local users to gain privileges by creating a large number of connections, which triggers the issuance of a duplicate cookie value.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-June/000427.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75267
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161721.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162294.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/09/1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/08/3
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-May/000419.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/21
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
21, 22, 13.1, 13.2, 0
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 26th, 2015
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.