CVE-2008-1658
EPSS 0.13%
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.
How to fix CVE-2008-1658
To remediate CVE-2008-1658, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/policykit-1—upgrade to 0.8-1 or later
Is CVE-2008-1658 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.8-1