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CVE-2008-3834: freedesktop dbus Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 2.1v2.0LowModified
AliasesRHSA-2009:0008DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3834DSA-1658-1
Published 07-10-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-3834 is a low (CVSS 2.1) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in freedesktop dbus. EPSS estimates a 4.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
19/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
2.1/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.58%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10711-1

Timeline

  1. 07-10-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.58%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.58% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
4.58%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasedosmultipleVerified

    D-Bus Daemon < 1.2.4 - 'libdbus' Denial of Service

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat4 products
  • dbus< 0:1.0.0-7.el5_2.1
  • dbus-debuginfo< 0:1.0.0-7.el5_2.1
  • dbus-devel< 0:1.0.0-7.el5_2.1
  • dbus-x11< 0:1.0.0-7.el5_2.1
Freedesktop2 products
  • dbus≤ 1.1.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23.1 | 0.23.2 | 0.23.3 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.35.1 | 0.35.2 | 0.36 | 0.36.1 | 0.36.2 | 0.50 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.90 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 1.0.2 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.2
  • dbus1.0rc1 | rc2 | rc3
Debian1 product
  • dbus< 1.2.1-4 | < 1.0.2-1+etch2

3 vendors · 7 products

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