DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3834

See a problem?
Please try reporting it to the source first.
Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3834
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3834.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3834
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2008-10-07T21:01:52Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:02:55Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Debian:12 / dbus

Package

Name
dbus
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dbus?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2.1-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3834.json"

Debian:13 / dbus

Package

Name
dbus
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dbus?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2.1-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3834.json"

Debian:14 / dbus

Package

Name
dbus
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dbus?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2.1-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3834.json"