FrSIRT - Mandriva Security Update Fixes PolicyKit Format String Vulnerability / Exploit (Security Advisories)

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Mandriva Security Update Fixes PolicyKit Format String Vulnerability

Title : Mandriva Security Update Fixes PolicyKit Format String Vulnerability
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1254
CVE ID : CVE-2008-1658
Rated as : Low Risk

Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-04-17

Advisory Details

Description

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Solution

References

Technical Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Mandriva, which could be exploited by local attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code [...]

References

http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/1254
http://archives.mandrivalinux.com/security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.php
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit/+bug/205037

Credits

Vulnerability reported by Ubuntu.

ChangeLog

2008-04-17 : Initial release

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