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
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.
- Published
- Feb 29, 2008
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 32th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-863
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Report tools
Action score
18
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 18 / 40 · 4.6 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| fedoraproject | fedora | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora |
| mandrakesoft | mandrake linux | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux |
| redhat | enterprise linux | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux |
| freedesktop | dbus | cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- fedoraproject fedora7
- freedesktop dbus1.1.0 and later · before 1.1.20
- freedesktop dbusbefore 1.0.3
- mandrakesoft mandrake linux2007
- mandrakesoft mandrake linux2007.0_x86_64
- mandrakesoft mandrake linux2007.1
- mandrakesoft mandrake linux2008.0
- redhat enterprise linux5
- redhat enterprise linux5.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | dbus | before 1.1.20-1 | 1.1.20-1 |
| Debian:4.0 | dbus | before 1.0.2-1+etch1 | 1.0.2-1+etch1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | dbus-1 | before 1.12.20-5.5 | 1.12.20-5.5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | dbus-x11 | before 0:1.0.0-6.3.el5_1 | 0:1.0.0-6.3.el5_1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | dbus | before 0:1.0.0-6.3.el5_1 | 0:1.0.0-6.3.el5_1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | dbus-debuginfo | before 0:1.0.0-6.3.el5_1 | 0:1.0.0-6.3.el5_1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | dbus-devel | before 0:1.0.0-6.3.el5_1 | 0:1.0.0-6.3.el5_1 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:dbus | 1.1.20-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:dbus-1 | 1.12.20-5.5 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:dbus | 0:1.0.0-6.3.el5_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:dbus-debuginfo | 0:1.0.0-6.3.el5_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:dbus-devel | 0:1.0.0-6.3.el5_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:dbus-x11 | 0:1.0.0-6.3.el5_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
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No dated events beyond publication.
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Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-863 · Incorrect AuthorizationCVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
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References
- lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dbus/2008-February/009401.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00094.html
- secunia.com/advisories/29148
- secunia.com/advisories/29160
- secunia.com/advisories/29171
- secunia.com/advisories/29173
- secunia.com/advisories/29281
- secunia.com/advisories/29323
- secunia.com/advisories/30869
- secunia.com/advisories/32281
- securitytracker.com/id?1019512
- wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0099
- wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0099
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1599
- www.j5live.com/2008/02/27/announce-d-bus-1120-conisten-water-released/
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:054
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0159.html
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489280/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28023
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.