CVE-2008-0595: Medium severity red hat fedora vulnerability

Published Feb 29, 2008
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Updated

dbus-daemon in D-Bus before 1.0.3, and 1.1.x before 1.1.20, recognizes sendinterface attributes in allow directives in the security policy only for fully qualified method calls, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via a method call with a NULL interface.

Affected Software

13 affected components
Fedoraproject Fedora=7
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux=2007
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux=2007.0_x86_64
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux=2007.1
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux=2007.1
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux=2008.0
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux=2008.0
redhat Enterprise Linux=5
redhat Enterprise Linux=5.0
Freedesktop dbus<1.0.3
Freedesktop dbus>=1.1.0<1.1.20
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux=2008.0
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux=2007.1

Event History

Feb 29, 2008
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0595?

CVE-2008-0595 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2008-0595?

You can fix CVE-2008-0595 by upgrading D-Bus to version 1.0.3 or later, or ensure you are using a version within the 1.1.x series above 1.1.20.

3

Which systems are affected by CVE-2008-0595?

CVE-2008-0595 affects D-Bus versions prior to 1.0.3 and 1.1.x before 1.1.20 on various distributions including Fedora, Mandrake, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

4

What type of attack does CVE-2008-0595 facilitate?

CVE-2008-0595 allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions through method calls with a NULL interface.

5

Is there a patch available for CVE-2008-0595?

Yes, patches have been released for CVE-2008-0595 with the corresponding updates in the D-Bus versions mentioned.

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