CVE-2008-1658

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.

Published: 2008-04-11 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1658 is rated Low Risk (35.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.68%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1658

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.08% 0.68% +0.59%
2 2023-11-08 0.18% 0.08% -0.09%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.18% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1658

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1658

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1658

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2008-1658 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (policykit-1), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1658
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1658
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-1658 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (policykit), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): DNE 4, pending 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1658

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1658

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
freedesktop policykit <= 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:policykit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop policykit 0.6 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:policykit:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1658

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