CVE-2014-3638

D-Bus < 1.6.24 and 1.8.x < 1.8.8 - Denial of Service via Method Call Flood

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The bus_connections_check_reply function in config-parser.c in D-Bus before 1.6.24 and 1.8.x before 1.8.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large number of method calls.

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2352-1
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00049.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/61378
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/16/9
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030864
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/61431
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0395.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3026
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:176

Scores

EPSS 0.0039
EPSS Percentile 31.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (17)
d-bus_project/d-bus < 1.6.22
freedesktop/dbus 1.6.0
freedesktop/dbus 1.6.2
freedesktop/dbus 1.6.4
freedesktop/dbus 1.6.6
freedesktop/dbus 1.6.8
freedesktop/dbus 1.6.10
freedesktop/dbus 1.6.12
freedesktop/dbus 1.6.14
freedesktop/dbus 1.6.16
... and 7 more
Published Sep 22, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026