Bug 266443 (CVE-2009-1189)

Summary:	<=sys-apps/dbus-1.2.3-r1: Invalid Patch for CVE-2008-3834 (CVE-2009-1189)
Product:	Gentoo Security	Reporter:	Alex Legler (RETIRED) <a3li>
Component:	Vulnerabilities	Assignee:	Gentoo Security <security>
Status:	RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Severity:	minor	CC:	freedesktop-bugs
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17803
Whiteboard:	B3 [noglsa]
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Alex Legler (RETIRED) archtester

2009-04-16 22:41:39 UTC

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #240308 +++

A call to dbus_signature_validate() can crash dbus.

The applied patch via bug 240308 is invalid.

Further Reference: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/16/13

Comment 1 Alex Legler (RETIRED) archtester

2009-04-16 22:47:48 UTC

The current additional patch to be applied on top of the old one can be found here: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=24436

However, upstream are not yet completely sure if they got it right this time.
So maybe we should give them some more time to ascertain the validity before applying.

Comment 2 Alex Legler (RETIRED) archtester

2009-05-01 11:22:52 UTC

CVE-2009-1189 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-1189):
  The _dbus_validate_signature_with_reason function
  (dbus-marshal-validate.c) in D-Bus (aka DBus) uses incorrect logic to
  validate a basic type, which allows remote attackers to spoof a
  signature via a crafted key.  NOTE: this is due to an incorrect fix
  for CVE-2008-3834.

Comment 3 Gilles Dartiguelongue (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2009-12-06 15:59:57 UTC

gentopia is no more, updating CC list.

Comment 4 Gilles Dartiguelongue (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2010-09-13 21:46:02 UTC

1.2.3 has been removed from the tree.

Comment 5 Chris Reffett (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2013-08-22 15:31:52 UTC

Obsolete, long gone from tree and not important enough for a GLSA at this point. Closing.