low
2.1
CWE
399
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2014-7824

First published: Tue Nov 18 2014(Updated: )

D-Bus 1.3.0 through 1.6.x before 1.6.26, 1.8.x before 1.8.10, and 1.9.x before 1.9.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (prevention of new connections and connection drop) by queuing the maximum number of file descriptors. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-3636.1.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
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=1.6.24
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.8.0
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.8.2
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.8.4
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.8.6
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.8.8
Freedesktop D-Bus=1.9.0
Debian=7.0
Debian=8.0
Mageia=3
Mageia=4
Ubuntu=12.04
Ubuntu=14.04
Ubuntu=14.10
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=1.6.24
dbus=1.8.0
dbus=1.8.2
dbus=1.8.4
dbus=1.8.6
dbus=1.8.8
dbus=1.9.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2014-7824?

    CVE-2014-7824 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability that affects local users of D-Bus.

  • How do I fix CVE-2014-7824?

    To mitigate CVE-2014-7824, update D-Bus to a version higher than 1.6.26, 1.8.10, or 1.9.2.

  • What software is affected by CVE-2014-7824?

    CVE-2014-7824 affects D-Bus versions 1.3.0 through 1.6.x (before 1.6.26), 1.8.x (before 1.8.10), and 1.9.x (before 1.9.2).

  • Can CVE-2014-7824 be exploited remotely?

    No, CVE-2014-7824 is a local vulnerability that requires local access to exploit.

  • What impact does CVE-2014-7824 have on system performance?

    CVE-2014-7824 can lead to denial of service by preventing new connections and dropping existing ones, impacting system availability.

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