CVE-2009-1189
Status: ModifiedLow (3.6)—
The _dbus_validate_signature_with_reason function (dbus-marshal-validate.c) in D-Bus (aka DBus) before 1.2.14 uses incorrect logic to validate a basic type, which allows remote attackers to spoof a signature via a crafted key. NOTE: this is due to an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-3834.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- Base score: 3.6
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.32%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 70
- Score date: 10/6/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-20
References
- http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17803
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32127
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35810
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
- http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/dbus#head-dad0dab297a44f1d7a3b1259cfc06b583fd6a88a
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/16/13
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31602
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50385
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10308
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/799-1/
- http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17803
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32127
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35810
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
- http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/dbus#head-dad0dab297a44f1d7a3b1259cfc06b583fd6a88a
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/16/13
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31602
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50385
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10308
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/799-1/
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