Summary
The remote host is missing an update to dbus
announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:256.
Solution
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2009:256
Insight
A vulnerability was discovered and corrected in dbus:
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 (CVE-2009-1189).
This update provides a fix for this vulnerability.
Affected: 2008.1, 2009.0, Enterprise Server 5.0
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-3834, CVE-2009-1189 -
CVSS Base Score: 3.6
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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