CVE-2008-4311: freedesktop dbus Configuration
CVSS: 4.6v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4311openSUSE-SU-2024:11531-1
Published 10-12-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2008-4311 is a medium (CVSS 4.6) Configuration vulnerability in freedesktop dbus. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
4.6/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
0.41%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2Timeline
- 10-12-2008PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionMedium 4.6Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.41%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
34%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.41% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.41%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- dbus< 1.2.1-5
Freedesktop1 product
- dbus≤ 1.2.4 | 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 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.90 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 1.0 | 1.0:rc1 | 1.0:rc2 | 1.0:rc3 | 1.1.0 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.2 | 1.1.4
Opensuse1 product
- yast2-core&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 4.4.0-1.4
3 vendors · 3 products
References
19 links- bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18229X Refsource CONFIRM
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474895X Refsource CONFIRM
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00436.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
Show all 19 references
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=503532X Refsource CONFIRM- forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=206797X Refsource CONFIRM