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CVE-2015-4625

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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.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75267

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/21

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/09/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/08/3

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html

http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-May/000419.html

http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-June/000427.html

http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162294.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161721.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-10-26

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00091

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