The dbus_signature_validate function in the D-bus library (libdbus) before 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application abort) via a message containing a malformed signature, which triggers a failed assertion error.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3834
• https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17803
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-3834
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45701
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10253
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7822
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00298.html
• http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00094.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32127
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32230
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32281
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32385
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33396
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1658
• http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/dbus#head-dad0dab297a44f1d7a3b1259cfc06b583fd6a88a
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:213
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0008.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31602
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021063
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-653-1
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2762