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CVE-2013-2168: freedesktop dbus Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 1.9v2.0LowModified
AliasesMGASA-2013-0173DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2168DSA-2707-1
Published 03-07-2013Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-2168 is a low (CVSS 1.9) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in freedesktop dbus. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
8/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
1.9/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.38%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10517-1

Timeline

  1. 03-07-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The _dbus_printf_string_upper_bound function in dbus/dbus-sysdeps-unix.c in D-Bus (aka DBus) 1.4.x before 1.4.26, 1.6.x before 1.6.12, and 1.7.x before 1.7.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a crafted message.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

31%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.38% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.38%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mageia2 products
  • dbus< 1.4.16-5.2.mga2
  • dbus< 1.6.8-4.1.mga3
Debian1 product
  • dbus< 1.6.12-1 | < 1.6.8-1+deb7u1
Freedesktop1 product
  • dbus1.4.0 | 1.4.1 | 1.4.4 | 1.4.6 | 1.4.8 | 1.4.10 | 1.4.12 | 1.4.14 | 1.4.16 | 1.4.18 | 1.4.20 | 1.4.24 | 1.7.0 | 1.7.2 | 1.6.0 | 1.6.2 | 1.6.4 | 1.6.6 | 1.6.8 | 1.6.10 | 1.6.16
Opensuse1 product

4 vendors · 5 products

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