CVE-2015-4625
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4625
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2015-4625.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2015-4625
- Downstream
- Related
- Withdrawn
- 2026-01-27T04:15:03.698982Z
- Published
- 2015-10-26T19:59:05Z
- Modified
- 2026-01-27T04:15:03.698982Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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Integer overflow in the authenticationagentnew_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
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- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161721.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162294.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-June/000427.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-May/000419.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/08/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/09/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/21
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75267
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023