CVE-2008-3834

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.

🔗 References (44)

• secalert@redhathttp://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
• secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html
• secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00094.html
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/32127
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/32230
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/32281
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/32385
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/33396
• secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1658
• secalert@redhathttp://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/dbus#head-dad0dab297a44f1d7a3b1259cfc06b583fd6a88a
• secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:213
• secalert@redhathttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0008.html
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31602
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021063
• secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-653-1