CVE-2015-4625 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....
MediumCVSS 4.6
EPSS 0.42%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/policykit-1(Debian:12) | < 0.105-12 | 0.105-12 |
| debian/policykit-1(Debian:13) | < 0.105-12 | 0.105-12 |
| debian/policykit-1(Debian:14) | < 0.105-12 | 0.105-12 |
| fedoraproject fedora | = 21 | No fix listed |
| fedoraproject fedora | = 22 | No fix listed |
| opensuse | = 13.1 | No fix listed |
| opensuse | = 13.2 | No fix listed |
| polkit project polkit | <= 0.112 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2015-4625 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2015-11058 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2015-11743 vendor-advisory
- [polkit-devel] 20150702 polkit-0.113 released mailing-list
- [polkit-devel] 20150603 Agent Authentication Question mailing-list
- [polkit-devel] 20150529 Agent Authentication Question mailing-list
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1734 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1927 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20150608 CVE request for polkit mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20150609 Re: CVE request for polkit mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20150616 Re: CVE request for polkit mailing-list
- 75267 vdb-entry
- 1035023 vdb-entry
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking