CVE-2008-3834

NameCVE-2008-3834
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1658-1
Debian Bugs501443

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
dbus (PTS)bullseye1.12.28-0+deb11u1fixed
bullseye (security)1.12.24-0+deb11u1fixed
bookworm1.14.10-1~deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie1.14.10-6fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
dbussourceetch1.0.2-1+etch2DSA-1658-1
dbussource(unstable)1.2.1-4501443
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