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CVE-2015-4625

polkit: potential information disclosure vulnerability due to cookie counter wrapping

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

1

CVSS 2.0

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Published · May 29, 2015

Updated · June 27, 2026

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.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 1
AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound