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CVE-2013-0292

The dbus_g_proxy_manager_filter function in dbus-gproxy in Dbus-glib before 0.100.1 does not properly verify the sender of NameOwnerChanged signals, which allows local users to gain privileges via a spoofed signal.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-0292 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from freedesktop organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2013-03-05T21:38:56.227

Last Modified

2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	freedesktop	dbus-glib	≤ 0.100	Yes
Application	freedesktop	dbus-glib	0.72	Yes
Application	freedesktop	dbus-glib	0.73	Yes
Application	freedesktop	dbus-glib	0.74	Yes
Application	freedesktop	dbus-glib	0.76	Yes
Application	freedesktop	dbus-glib	0.78	Yes
Application	freedesktop	dbus-glib	0.80	Yes
Application	freedesktop	dbus-glib	0.82	Yes
Application	freedesktop	dbus-glib	0.84	Yes
Application	freedesktop	dbus-glib	0.86	Yes
Application	freedesktop	dbus-glib	0.88	Yes
Application	freedesktop	dbus-glib	0.90	Yes
Application	freedesktop	dbus-glib	0.92	Yes
Application	freedesktop	dbus-glib	0.94	Yes
Application	freedesktop	dbus-glib	0.96	Yes
Application	freedesktop	dbus-glib	0.98	Yes

References

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=911658 ([email protected])
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus-glib/commit/?id=166978a09cf5edff4028e670b6074215a4c75eca Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/90302 ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0568.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/52225 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/52375 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/52404 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33614 ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:071 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/15/10 ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57985 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1753-1 ([email protected])
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60916 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82135 ([email protected])
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=911658 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus-glib/commit/?id=166978a09cf5edff4028e670b6074215a4c75eca Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/90302 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0568.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/52225 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/52375 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/52404 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33614 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:071 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/15/10 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57985 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1753-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60916 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82135 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For freedesktop's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.