Vulnerability in Freedesktop Dbus
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 possibly (2) receiving messages, related to receive_requested_reply.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 32.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Freedesktop Dbus — versions 0.1, 0.2, 0.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi
- secunia.com/advisories/33047 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00094.html (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47138 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/34642 (third-party-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3355 (vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00436.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/33055 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)