Unscored severity · published Oct 26, 2015
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…
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CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
21; 22 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
13.1; 13.2 · source: NVD
PO
Polkit · Polkit Project
through 0.112 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4625
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4625
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161721.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162294.html
lists.freedesktop.org
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html
lists.freedesktop.org
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-June/000427.html
lists.freedesktop.org
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-May/000419.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html
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