Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel Affecting glib package, versions [,2.81.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.25% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-GLIB-10075937
  • published8 May 2025
  • disclosed7 May 2024
  • creditAlicia Boya García

Introduced: 7 May 2024

CVE-2024-34397  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-940  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade glib to version 2.81.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel due to the subscription process to signals from a trusted system service on a shared computer. An attacker can cause the client to behave incorrectly by sending spoofed D-Bus signals that are interpreted as legitimate.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1