CVE-2011-2200 describes a vulnerability in the D-Bus message bus system, specifically within the _dbus_header_byteswap function, affecting versions 1.2.x, 1.4.x, and 1.5.x. This flaw allows local users to trigger a denial of service, potentially leak sensitive information, or modify system state through crafted messages due to improper handling of non-native byte order. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), it indicates a low-complexity attack requiring local access with potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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