CVE-2015-4625 | Mend Vulnerability Database

Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2015-4625

CVE-2015-4625

Published:October 26, 2015

Updated:May 17, 2026

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.

Related Resources (15)

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

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

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

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

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4625

https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-4625

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-4625

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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CVSS v3

Base Score:

5.9

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

LOW

Availability

LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:

4.6

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

EPSS

Base Score:

0.10