dbus: incorrect use of [send|receive]_requested_reply policy rule attribute in system.conf
Published Dec 10, 2008
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
The 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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.2.4
- 0.1
- 0.2
- 0.3
- 0.4
- 0.5
- 0.6
- 0.7
- 0.8
- 0.9
- 0.10
- 0.11
- 0.12
- 0.13
- 0.20
- 0.21
- 0.22
- 0.23
- 0.23.1
- 0.23.2
- 0.23.3
- 0.31
- 0.32
- 0.33
- 0.34
- 0.35
- 0.35.1
- 0.35.2
- 0.36
- 0.36.1
- 0.36.2
- 0.50
- 0.60
- 0.61
- 0.62
- 0.90
- 0.91
- 0.92
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
dbus
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
dbus
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | dbus | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | dbus | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Production 3 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having Moderate security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00409) | 32.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00409) | 32.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 10.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (21)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=503532 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=206797 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dbus/2008-December/010702.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00094.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33047 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33055 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34360 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34642 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32674 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3355 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4311 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18229 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=469151 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474895 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47138 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4311
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4311
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00436.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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