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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2008-3834

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.

LOW 2.1EPSS 4.58%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.58%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 2.0
2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
4.58% probability · 91th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
freedesktop/dbus · freedesktop/dbus1.0 · freedesktop/dbus1.1.0
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.