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CVE-2018-19788

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Vulnerability Database › CVE-2018-19788

High

CVE-2018-19788

A flaw was found in PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.115 that allows a user with a uid greater than INT_MAX to successfully execute any systemctl command.

VectorNETWORK

PublishedDec 03, 2018, 06:29

Published Bycve@mitre.org

Base Score

Score8.8

Affected Versions

No affected versions found.

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2046
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3232
https://bugs.debian.org/915332
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/polkit/polkit/issues/74
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00021.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-14
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3861-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3861-2/
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4350
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240816-0001/

Weakness Type

CWE-20

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

8.8

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base SeverityHigh

Version

3.0

Attack Vector (AV)

NETWORK