Freedesktop dbus up to 1.2.17 dbus-marshal-header.c _dbus_header_byteswap input validation
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A vulnerability was found in Freedesktop dbus up to 1.2.17. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function _dbus_header_byteswap
of the file dbus-marshal-header.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
The _dbus_header_byteswap function in dbus-marshal-header.c in D-Bus (aka DBus) 1.2.x before 1.2.28, 1.4.x before 1.4.12, and 1.5.x before 1.5.4 does not properly handle a non-native byte order, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (connection loss), obtain potentially sensitive information, or conduct unspecified state-modification attacks via crafted messages.
The weakness was published 06/22/2011 as Bug 712676 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-2200. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68321 (Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : dbus (ELSA-2011-1132)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120227 (Solaris Multiple Vulnerabilities in D-Bus).
Upgrading to version 1.2.18 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (67974) and Tenable (68321). Similar entry is available at 57762.
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Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 68321
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : dbus (ELSA-2011-1132)
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OpenVAS ID: 880994
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for dbus CESA-2011:1132 centos5 i386
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: dbus 1.2.18
Patch: cgit.freedesktop.org
Timeline
05/31/2011 🔍06/22/2011 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: Bug 712676Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-2200 (🔍)
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X-Force: 67974
Vulnerability Center: 32416 - D-Bus dbus-marshal-header.c Local DoS Vulnerability via Crafted Messages, Low
SecurityFocus: 48216
Secunia: 44896
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Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 11/13/2021 12:17
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (64), 03/28/2017 10:33 (7), 11/13/2021 12:09 (6), 11/13/2021 12:17 (2)
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