SB2014071902 - Input validation error in Freedesktop dbus
Published: July 19, 2014 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014071902
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3533)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
dbus 1.3.0 before 1.6.22 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (disconnect) via a certain sequence of crafted messages that cause the dbus-daemon to forward a message containing an invalid file descriptor.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0294.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00049.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/02/4
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59611
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59798
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60236
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2971
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:176
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=79694
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=80469