CVE-2015-4625

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2015-05-29
CWE:
CWE-190->CWE-200
Bugzilla:
1233808: CVE-2015-4625 polkit: potential information disclosure vulnerability due to cookie counter wrapping

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2015-4625 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 1
Base Metrics AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity High
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 polkit Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 polkit Will not fix

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