DEBIAN-CVE-2015-4625

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2015-4625

    Published: 26 Oct 2015Last Modified: 9 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-4625

    Summary:

    Details: 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: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-4625

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: policykit-1

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.105-12

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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