CVE-2009-1189

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-1189
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-04-27 18:00:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe _dbus_validate_signature_with_reason function (dbus-marshal-validate.c) in D-Bus (aka DBus) before 1.2.14 uses incorrect logic to validate a basic type, which allows remote attackers to spoof a signature via a crafted key. NOTE: this is due to an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-3834.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 3.6 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/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 1.0.2 All 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 1.1.20 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.1.4 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.2.1 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
USN-799-1: D-Bus vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
VMware vMA Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
freedesktop.org - Software/dbus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.freedesktop.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Bug 17803 – Panic from dbus_signature_validate (CVE-2008-3834, CVE-2009-1189) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.freedesktop.org Exploit
D-Bus 'dbus_signature_validate()' Type Signature Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
[Security-announce] VMSA-2010-0004 ESX Service Console and vMA third party updates af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.vmware.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Ubuntu update for dbus - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2009-1189: invalid fix for CVE-2008-3834 (dbus) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Juniper Networks - 2015-10 Security Bulletin: CTPView: Multiple Vulnerabilities in CTPView af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.juniper.net
D-Bus "_dbus_validate_signature_with_reason()" Denial of Service - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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