CVE-2008-4311

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 Platforms

Weakness Type

CWE-16

References

• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=503532
• http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=206797
• http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dbus/2008-December/010702.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00003.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html