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CVE-2008-1658

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.68%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-04-11 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2008-1658
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.6
EPSS
0.68%

Original NVD Description

Format string vulnerability in the grant helper (polkit-grant-helper.c) in PolicyKit 0.7 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format strings in a password.