CVE-2008-3834
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20
Input Validation
Publication date:
07/10/2008
Last modified:
09/04/2025
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
Base Score 2.0
2.10
Severity 2.0
LOW
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.4 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00094.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32127
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32230
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32281
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32385
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33396
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1658
- http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/dbus#head-dad0dab297a44f1d7a3b1259cfc06b583fd6a88a
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008%3A213
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0008.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31602
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021063=
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-653-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2762
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17803
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-3834
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45701
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10253
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7822
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00298.html
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00094.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32127
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32230
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32281
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32385
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33396
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1658
- http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/dbus#head-dad0dab297a44f1d7a3b1259cfc06b583fd6a88a
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008%3A213
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0008.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31602
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021063=
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-653-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2762
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17803
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-3834
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45701
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10253
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7822
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00298.html