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low 2.1

CVE-2005-0201 json

D-BUS (dbus) before 0.22 does not properly restrict access to a socket, if the socket address is known, which allows local users to listen…

published 2005-06-28 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0202

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

D-BUS (dbus) before 0.22 does not properly restrict access to a socket, if the socket address is known, which allows local users to listen or send arbitrary messages on another user's per-user session bus via that socket.

Patch / fix

  • dbus Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.22

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0201

  • dbus RHEL 4 0.22-12.EL.2
  • dbus-x11 RHEL 4 0.22-12.EL.2
  • dbus-glib RHEL 4 0.22-12.EL.2
  • dbus-python RHEL 4 0.22-12.EL.2

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:102

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2005-0201 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 dbus 0.22-12.EL.2, dbus-x11 0.22-12.EL.2, dbus-glib 0.22-12.EL.2, dbus-python 0.22-12.EL.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 dbus 0.22-12.EL.2, dbus-x11 0.22-12.EL.2, dbus-glib 0.22-12.EL.2, dbus-python 0.22-12.EL.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 dbus 0.22-12.EL.2, dbus-x11 0.22-12.EL.2, dbus-glib 0.22-12.EL.2, dbus-python 0.22-12.EL.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 dbus 0.22-12.EL.2, dbus-x11 0.22-12.EL.2, dbus-glib 0.22-12.EL.2, dbus-python 0.22-12.EL.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:102

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Exploit prediction

0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

Sources

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