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CVE-2015-4625
Integer overflow in the authentication_agent_new_cookie function in PolicyKit (aka polkit) before 0.113 allows local users to gain…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.42%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.42% · top 63% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (12)
- [polkit-devel] 20150603 Agent Authentication Question (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 75267 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- FEDORA-2015-11058 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1927 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- FEDORA-2015-11743 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- [polkit-devel] 20150702 polkit-0.113 released (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150609 Re: CVE request for polkit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1734 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150608 CVE request for polkit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [polkit-devel] 20150529 Agent Authentication Question (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150616 Re: CVE request for polkit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 1035023 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
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