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TI-2013-01937 Aliases CVE-2013-2168GHSA-c26p-366m-4xv6

The _dbus_printf_string_upper_bound function in dbus/dbus-sysdeps-unix.c in D-Bus (aka…

Priority LOW 11CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The _dbus_printf_string_upper_bound function in dbus/dbus-sysdeps-unix.c in D-Bus (aka DBus) 1.4.x before 1.4.26, 1.6.x before 1.6.12, and 1.7.x before 1.7.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a crafted message.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00383 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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 · 22

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0VulnerableFreedesktop
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1VulnerableFreedesktop
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.4VulnerableFreedesktop
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.6VulnerableFreedesktop
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.8VulnerableFreedesktop
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.10VulnerableFreedesktop
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.12VulnerableFreedesktop
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.14VulnerableFreedesktop
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.16VulnerableFreedesktop
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.18VulnerableFreedesktop
  • cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
  • cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
  • cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.4 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
  • cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.6 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
  • cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.8 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
  • cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.10 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
  • cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.12 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
  • cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.14 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
  • cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.16 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
  • cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.18 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
Show 12 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.20VulnerableFreedesktop
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.24VulnerableFreedesktop
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.0VulnerableFreedesktop
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.2VulnerableFreedesktop
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0VulnerableFreedesktop
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.2VulnerableFreedesktop
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.4VulnerableFreedesktop
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.6VulnerableFreedesktop
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.8VulnerableFreedesktop
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.10VulnerableFreedesktop
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.16VulnerableFreedesktop
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.20 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
  • cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.24 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
  • cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.0 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
  • cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.2 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
  • cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
  • cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.2 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
  • cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.4 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
  • cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.6 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
  • cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.8 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
  • cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.10 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
  • cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.16 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-2168
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c26p-366m-4xv6

References

Advisory 7

Other 5

Sources

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