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Debian DSA-1658-1 : dbus - programming error

low Nessus Plugin ID 34478

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Colin Walters discovered that the dbus_signature_validate function in dbus, a simple interprocess messaging system, is prone to a denial of service attack.

Solution

Upgrade the dbus package.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.2-1+etch2.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=501443

https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1658

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 34478

File Name: debian_DSA-1658.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/24/2008

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:dbus

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 10/22/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3834

CWE: 20

DSA: 1658