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 the issuance of a duplicate cookie value.
References
Link Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161721.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162294.html
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-June/000427.html
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-May/000419.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/08/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/09/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/21
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75267
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161721.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162294.html
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-June/000427.html
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-May/000419.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/08/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/09/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/21
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75267
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:polkit_project:polkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2015-10-26 19:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46


NVD link : CVE-2015-4625

Mitre link : CVE-2015-4625

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-4625


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Products Affected

opensuse

  • opensuse

polkit_project

  • polkit

fedoraproject

  • fedora
CWE
CWE-189

Numeric Errors