low
2.1
CWE
17
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2014-3637

First published: Mon Sep 22 2014(Updated: )

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.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
dbus=1.3.0
dbus=1.3.1
dbus=1.4.0
dbus=1.4.1
dbus=1.4.4
dbus=1.4.6
dbus=1.4.8
dbus=1.4.10
dbus=1.4.12
dbus=1.4.14
dbus=1.4.16
dbus=1.4.18
dbus=1.4.20
dbus=1.4.22
dbus=1.4.24
dbus=1.4.26
dbus=1.5.0
dbus=1.5.2
dbus=1.5.4
dbus=1.5.6
dbus=1.5.8
dbus=1.5.10
dbus=1.5.12
dbus=1.6.0
dbus=1.6.2
dbus=1.6.4
dbus=1.6.6
dbus=1.6.8
dbus=1.6.10
dbus=1.6.12
dbus=1.6.14
dbus=1.6.16
dbus=1.6.18
dbus=1.6.20
dbus=1.6.22
dbus=1.8.0
dbus=1.8.2
dbus=1.8.4
dbus=1.8.6
SUSE Linux=12.3
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.3.0
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.3.1
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.4.0
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.4.1
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.4.4
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.4.6
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.4.8
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.4.10
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.4.12
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.4.14
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.4.16
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.4.18
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.4.20
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.4.22
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.4.24
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.4.26
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.5.0
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.5.2
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.5.4
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.5.6
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.5.8
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.5.10
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.5.12
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.6.0
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.6.2
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.6.4
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.6.6
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.6.8
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.6.10
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.6.12
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.6.14
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.6.16
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.6.18
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.6.20
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.6.22
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.8.0
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.8.2
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.8.4
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.8.6

Remedy

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=80559

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2014-3637?

    CVE-2014-3637 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to allow local users to cause denial of service.

  • How do I fix CVE-2014-3637?

    To mitigate CVE-2014-3637, upgrade D-Bus to version 1.6.24 or later or 1.8.8 or later.

  • What versions are affected by CVE-2014-3637?

    CVE-2014-3637 affects D-Bus versions from 1.3.0 through 1.6.x before 1.6.24 and 1.8.x before 1.8.8.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2014-3637?

    CVE-2014-3637 is a local denial of service vulnerability related to improper connection handling in D-Bus.

  • Can CVE-2014-3637 be exploited remotely?

    CVE-2014-3637 cannot be exploited remotely as it requires local user access to trigger the vulnerability.

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