Resource management error in Freedesktop dbus



| Updated: 2020-07-28
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2014-7824
CWE-ID CWE-399
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 dbus
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor Freedesktop.org

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU32460

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [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/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-7824

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

dbus: 1.6.0 - 1.9.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0457.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/62603
https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3099
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:176
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/10/2
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71012
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2425-1
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=85105
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98576


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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