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.
Published: 2008-10-07
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: 1.9% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1658-1 New dbus packages fix denial of service
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-3820 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-653-1 D-Bus vulnerabilities
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Freedesktop Dbus Dbus1.0 Dbus1.1.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:53:00.382Z

Reserved: 2008-08-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3834

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-10-07T21:01:52.150

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-3834

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-3834 - Bugzilla

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