Improper Input Validation Affecting dbus package, versions <1.6.12-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-DBUS-518818
  • published3 Jul 2013
  • disclosed3 Jul 2013

Introduced: 3 Jul 2013

CVE-2013-2168  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 dbus to version 1.6.12-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dbus package and not the dbus package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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