Integer Overflow in PolicyKit's authentication_agent_new_cookie Function

CVE-2015-4625 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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