CVE-2011-2200

Description

The _dbus_header_byteswap function in dbus-marshal-header.c in D-Bus (aka DBus) 1.2.x before 1.2.28, 1.4.x before 1.4.12, and 1.5.x before 1.5.4 does not properly handle a non-native byte order, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (connection loss), obtain potentially sensitive information, or conduct unspecified state-modification attacks via crafted messages.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/13/12 mailing list patch
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus/commit/?h=dbus-1.2&id=6519a1f77c61d753d4c97efd6e15630eb275336e patch
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus/tree/NEWS?h=dbus-1.4
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dbus/2011-May/014408.html mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1132.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67974 vdb entry
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38120
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus/tree/NEWS?h=dbus-1.2 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/44896 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=712676 patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/12/1 mailing list patch
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus/commit/?h=dbus-1.4&id=c3223ba6c401ba81df1305851312a47c485e6cd7 patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/12/2 mailing list
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=629938
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dbus/2007-March/007357.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2200?
CVE-2011-2200 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-2200?
To fix CVE-2011-2200, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-2200 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-2200 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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