CVE-2008-4311
The default configuration of system.conf in D-Bus (aka DBus) before 1.2.6 omits the send_type attribute in certain rules, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by (1) sending messages, related to send_requested_reply; and…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The default configuration of system.conf in D-Bus (aka DBus) before 1.2.6 omits the send_type attribute in certain rules, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by (1) sending messages, related to send_requested_reply; and possibly (2) receiving messages, related to receive_requested_reply.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-16
- Affected
- freedesktop/dbus
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=503532
- http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=206797
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dbus/2008-December/010702.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00094.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33047Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33055Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34360
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34642
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32674
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3355
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18229
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474895
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47138
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00436.html
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=503532
- http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=206797
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dbus/2008-December/010702.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00094.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33047Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33055Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34360
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34642
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32674
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3355
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.