{"cve":"CVE-2008-4311","nvd":{"published":"2008-12-10T00:30:00.220","modified":"2026-06-16T22:57:34.813","status":"Modified","description":"The default configuration of system.conf in D-Bus (aka DBus) before 1.2.6 omits the send_type attribute in certain rules, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by (1) sending messages, related to send_requested_reply; and possibly (2) receiving messages, related to receive_requested_reply.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-16"],"references":["http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=503532","http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=206797","http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dbus/2008-December/010702.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00003.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html"],"products":["freedesktop:dbus"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:53:23.791937413+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-4311","score":0.00409,"percentile":0.35169,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}