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CVE-2014-3637

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2014-214

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

D-Bus 1.3.0 through 1.6.x before 1.6.24 and 1.8.x before 1.8.8 does not properly close connections for processes that have terminated, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via a D-bus message containing a D-Bus connection file descriptor.

D-Bus 1.3.0 hasta 1.6.x anterior a 1.6.24 y 1.8.x anterior a 1.8.8 no cierra correctamente las conexiones para procesos que hayan terminado, lo que permite a usuarios locales causar una denegación de servicio a través de un mensaje D-bus que contiene un descriptor de ficheros de conexiones D-Bus.

Simon McVittie discovered that DBus incorrectly handled the file descriptors message limit. A local attacker could use this issue to cause DBus to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Alban Crequy discovered that DBus incorrectly handled a large number of file descriptor messages. A local attacker could use this issue to cause DBus to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2014-05-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2014-09-17 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-17: DEPRECATED: Code
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.3.0
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.3.1
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.3.1"
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.4.0
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.4.0"
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.4.1
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.4.4
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.4.6
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.4.8
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.4.10
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.4.12
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.4.14
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.4.16
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.4.18
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.4.20
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.4.22
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.4.24
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.4.26
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.5.0
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.5.2
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.5.4
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.5.6
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.5.8
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.5.10
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.5.12
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.6.0
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.6.2
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.6.4
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.6.6
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.6.8
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.6.10
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.6.12
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.6.14
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.6.16
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.6.18
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.6.20
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.6.22
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.8.0
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.8.2
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.8.2"
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.8.4
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Affected
Freedesktop
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Dbus
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1.8.6
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.8.6"
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Affected
Opensuse
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Opensuse
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12.3
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Affected