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Low
CVE-2008-3834
The dbus_signature_validate function in the D-bus library (libdbus) before 1.2.4...
Vulnerability Description
The dbus_signature_validate function in the D-bus library (libdbus) before 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application abort) via a message containing a malformed signature, which triggers a failed assertion error.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:213
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1658
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31602
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00094.html
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17803
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021063
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45701
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7822
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-3834
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32385
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32281
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00298.html
- http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/dbus#head-dad0dab297a44f1d7a3b1259cfc06b583fd6a88a
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32230
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10253
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2762
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33396
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32127
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0008.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-653-1
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Affected Vendor
freedesktop
View all reports →Affected Software
dbus, dbus1.0, dbus1.1.0
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 0.10, 0.11, 0.12, 0.13, 0.20, 0.21, 0.22, 0.23, 0.23.1, 0.23.2, 0.23.3, 0.31, 0.32, 0.33, 0.34, 0.35, 0.35.1, 0.35.2, 0.36, 0.36.1, 0.36.2, 0.50, 0.61, 0.62, 0.90, 0.91, 0.92, 1.0.2, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, rc1, rc2, rc3
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 7th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.