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CVE-2008-0595

4.6 · MEDIUM

dbus-daemon in D-Bus before 1.0.3, and 1.1.x before 1.1.20, recognizes send_interface attributes in allow directives in the security policy only for fully qualified method calls, which allows local…

Published Feb 29, 2008fedoraprojectCWE-863EPSS 0.40%

Overview

CVE-2008-0595 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting fedoraproject fedora. It was published on February 29, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

dbus-daemon in D-Bus before 1.0.3, and 1.1.x before 1.1.20, recognizes send_interface 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from fedoraproject. Update fedora to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
freedesktopdbus>= 0, < 1.0.3Affected

References

Reflists.freedesktop.org/archives/dbus/2008-February/009401.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00094.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/29148Refsecunia.com/advisories/29160Refsecunia.com/advisories/29171Refsecunia.com/advisories/29173Refsecunia.com/advisories/29281Refsecunia.com/advisories/29323Refsecunia.com/advisories/30869

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-0595?

CVE-2008-0595 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting fedoraproject fedora. It was published on February 29, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2008-0595?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2008-0595?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from fedoraproject. Update fedora to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2008-0595?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2008-0595 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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