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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…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.41%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.41% · top 65% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (17)
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18229 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 33047 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2012:1418 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- dbus-sendreceive-security-bypass(47138) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 34642 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474895 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2008-3355 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2009:008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-10907 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 33055 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=503532 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=206797 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 34360 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [dbus] 20081205 [CVE-2008-4311] DBus 1.2.6 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2009:009 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 32674 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2009:013 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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