# CVE-2005-0201: Missing authorization in n/a

> Local attackers can intercept or inject messages on other users' session buses due to improper socket access restrictions in D-Bus.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 28 Jun 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0201, GHSA-42r7-php7-668w, RHSA-2005:102

## What is CVE-2005-0201?

CVE-2005-0201 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jun 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0201?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `dbus` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:0.22-12.EL.2 |
| `dbus-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:0.22-12.EL.2 |
| `dbus-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:0.22-12.EL.2 |
| `dbus-glib` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:0.22-12.EL.2 |
| `dbus-python` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:0.22-12.EL.2 |
| `dbus-x11` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:0.22-12.EL.2 |
| `dbus` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:0.22-12.EL.2 |
| `dbus-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:0.22-12.EL.2 |
| `dbus-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:0.22-12.EL.2 |
| `dbus-glib` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:0.22-12.EL.2 |
| `dbus-python` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:0.22-12.EL.2 |
| `dbus-x11` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:0.22-12.EL.2 |
| `dbus` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:0.22-12.EL.2 |
| `dbus-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:0.22-12.EL.2 |
| `dbus-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:0.22-12.EL.2 |
| `dbus-glib` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:0.22-12.EL.2 |
| `dbus-python` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:0.22-12.EL.2 |
| `dbus-x11` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:0.22-12.EL.2 |
| `dbus` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:0.22-12.EL.2 |
| `dbus-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:0.22-12.EL.2 |
| `dbus-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:0.22-12.EL.2 |
| `dbus-glib` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:0.22-12.EL.2 |
| `dbus-python` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:0.22-12.EL.2 |
| `dbus-x11` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:0.22-12.EL.2 |

Products: D-Bus D-Bus.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-0201?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2005-0201 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0201 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-6107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6107/): Missing authorization in n/a (low 1.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-0201 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-0201 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jun 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0201 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0201/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0201/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0201
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0201
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-0201

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0201/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.