CVE-2008-4311

N/A Unknown
Published: December 10, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=503532
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=206797
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dbus/2008-December/010702.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00003.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00094.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33047
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33055
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34360
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/34642
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32674
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3355
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18229
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474895
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47138
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00436.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=503532
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=206797
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dbus/2008-December/010702.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00094.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33047
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33055
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34360
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34642
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32674
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3355
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18229
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474895
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47138
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00436.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

34 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
10th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-16

Affected Vendors

freedesktop

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