Package: libdbus-1-3 Version: 1.4.8-3 Severity: normal Tags: security Forwarded: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38120
lbdbus-1-3, used by dbus-daemon, swaps the byte-order of incoming messages into native endianness but does not swap the byte-order mark in messages when swapping their byte order. As a result, if a message in non-native byte order is sent through dbus-daemon to a system service like Avahi or NetworkManager, that system service is likely to interpret the message as invalid and disconnect from the system bus, leading to a local DoS. This was raised, and promptly forgotten about, in 2007 (!), so it's already public information. A fix is awaiting review upstream. Debian Security Team, could you allocate a CVE ID if appropriate, please? I suspect this is a job for stable-proposed-updates rather than a DSA, though. Regards, S -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org