Vulnerability in D-Bus Project
CVE-2014-3638
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (33.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 33.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- D-Bus Project
- Freedesktop Dbus — versions 1.6.0, 1.6.2, 1.6.4
- openSUSE — versions 12.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2352-1 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00049.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00026.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/61378 (third-party-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/16/9 (mailing-list)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1030864 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/61431 (third-party-advisory)
- bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi (Patch)
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0395.html
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3026 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-3638?
- CVE-2014-3638 is a vulnerability in D-Bus Project, classified under CWE-399. Published 2014-09-22.
- Is CVE-2014-3638 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.