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TI-2008-00567 Aliases CVE-2008-0595GHSA-r2x7-p32r-g3vj

dbus-daemon in D-Bus before 1.0.3, and 1.1.x before 1.1.20, recognizes send_interface…

Priority LOW 21CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00404 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 10

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2007VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.0_x86_64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2007.0_x86_64VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2007.1VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*2007.1VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2008.0VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*2008.0VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.0.3; 1.1.0 to before 1.1.20VulnerableFreedesktop
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.0_x86_64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007.0_x86_64 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007.1 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007.1 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2008.0 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2008.0 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client_workstation:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.3; 1.1.0 to before 1.1.20 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2008:0159 Released 2008-02-27 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    dbus security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) dbus-1.0.0-6.3.el5_1, dbus-1.0.0-6.3.el5_1.i386, dbus-1.0.0-6.3.el5_1.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) dbus-1.0.0-6.3.el5_1, dbus-1.0.0-6.3.el5_1.i386, dbus-x11-1.0.0-6.3.el5_1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) dbus-1.0.0-6.3.el5_1, dbus-devel-1.0.0-6.3.el5_1, dbus-devel-1.0.0-6.3.el5_1.i386

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0159
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0159
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0159

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0595
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r2x7-p32r-g3vj

References

Patch 1

Advisory 12

Other 2

Sources

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