FKIE_CVE-2008-3834
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-10-07 21:01 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:56
Severity
Summary
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
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