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CVE-2008-3834

The dbus_signature_validate function in the D-bus library (libdbus) before 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a deni

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 · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.01853
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Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

4
freedesktop dbus<= 1.1.4
freedesktop dbusall versions
freedesktop dbus1.0all versions
freedesktop dbus1.1.0all versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
dosD-Bus Daemon < 1.2.4 - 'libdbus' Denial of Serviceverified
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 7822www.exploit-db.com
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Scoring & Timeline

2.1
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD07 Oct 2008 · 09:01 PM
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Vendor Advisories

4
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10711-1
rhsaRHSA-2010:0018Moderate
usnUSN-653-1
rhsaRHSA-2009:0008Moderate
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References & Sources

21
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00094.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32127Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32230
http://secunia.com/advisories/32281
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