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CVE-2008-4311 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=503532	CVE
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=206797	CVE
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dbus/2008-December/010702.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00003.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00094.html	CVE
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18229	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474895	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/33047	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33055	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34360	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/34642	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47138	CVE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00436.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32674	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3355	CVE
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=503532	[email protected]
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=206797	[email protected]
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dbus/2008-December/010702.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00003.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00094.html	[email protected]
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18229	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474895	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/33047	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33055	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34360	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/34642	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47138	[email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00436.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32674	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3355	[email protected]

see all 34 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-16	Configuration	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
freedesktop dbus	<= 1.2.4 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.20:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.21:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.22:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.23:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.23.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.23.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.23.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.31:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.32:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.33:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.34:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.35:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.35.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.35.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.36:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.36.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.36.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.50:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.60:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.61:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.62:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.90:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.91:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.92:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.0:rc1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.0:rc2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.0:rc3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.1.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.1.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.1.4:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

freedesktop dbus

<= 1.2.4

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.35.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.35.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.36.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.36.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 10, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]