CVE-2009-1189

N/A Unknown
Published: April 27, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
View on NVD

Description

The _dbus_validate_signature_with_reason function (dbus-marshal-validate.c) in D-Bus (aka DBus) before 1.2.14 uses incorrect logic to validate a basic type, which allows remote attackers to spoof a signature via a crafted key. NOTE: this is due to an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-3834.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17803
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32127
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35810
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/dbus#head-dad0dab297a44f1d7a3b1259cfc06b583fd6a88a
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/16/13
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31602
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50385
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10308
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/799-1/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17803
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32127
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35810
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/dbus#head-dad0dab297a44f1d7a3b1259cfc06b583fd6a88a
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/16/13
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31602
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50385
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10308
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/799-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.1%
78th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

freedesktop

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