Denial of Service in D-Bus Library Affects Multiple Distributions
CVE-2008-3834
Currently unrated
Key Information:
- Vendor
Freedesktop
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 7 October 2008
What is CVE-2008-3834?
A flaw exists in the dbus_signature_validate function of the D-bus library (libdbus) prior to version 1.2.4. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to exploit the system by sending a message with a malformed signature, resulting in an application crash due to a failed assertion error. This can disrupt services relying on the D-bus for inter-process communication, highlighting the importance of keeping the library updated to mitigate potential denial of service scenarios.