CVE-2010-1172

Severity: low (CVSS 3.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-08-20 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

DBus-GLib 0.73 disregards the access flag of exported GObject properties, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and possibly cause a denial of service by modifying properties, as demonstrated by properties of the (1) DeviceKit-Power, (2) NetworkManager, and (3) ModemManager services.

Affected products

Freedesktop Dbus-Glib: 0.73

References

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus-glib/commit/?h=rhel5&id=9a6bce9b615abca6068348c1606ba8eaf13d9ae0
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/40908
http://secunia.com/advisories/40925
http://secunia.com/advisories/42397
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100113103
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0616.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42347
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2063

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