CVE-2008-4311

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-4311
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-12-10 00:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.6 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-16 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.1 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.10 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.11 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.12 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.13 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.2 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.20 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.21 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.22 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.23 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.23.1 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.23.2 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.23.3 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.3 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.31 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.32 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.33 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.34 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.35 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.35.1 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.35.2 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.36 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.36.1 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.36.2 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.4 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.5 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.50 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.6 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.60 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.61 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.62 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.7 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.8 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.9 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.90 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.91 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 0.92 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.0 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.0 rc1 All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.0 rc2 All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.0 rc3 All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.1.0 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.1.1 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.1.2 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.1.4 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug 474895 – CVE-2008-4311 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
#503532 - send_requested_reply="true" allows all non-reply messages - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
openSUSE-SU-2012:1418-1: moderate: update for dbus-1, dbus-1-x11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
D-Bus Default Configuration Security Bypass - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Fedora update for dbus - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[CVE-2008-4311] DBus 1.2.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.freedesktop.org
D-Bus 'send_requested_reply' and 'receive_requested_reply' Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Bug 18229 – send_requested_reply="true" allows all non-reply messages af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.freedesktop.org
Packagekit "failed to get a TID:" - rendered unusable af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 forums.fedoraforum.org
SUSE update for dbus-1 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: dbus-1 (SUSE-SA:2009:013 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:008 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Webmail- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:009 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: dbus-1.2.6-1.fc9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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