CVE-2015-4625

Published: Oct 26, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

4.6

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (5)

Products: Fedoraproject: Fedora · Opensuse: Opensuse · Polkit Project: Polkit

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 21
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 22
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.1
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.2

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Polkit Project Polkit	Up to 0.112

Related CWEs

CWE-189

References (24)

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161721.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162294.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-June/000427.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-May/000419.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/08/3

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/09/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/21

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75267

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161721.html