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CVE-2014-3637

Published: Sep 22, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-17
NVD MITRE
2.1CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 64.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

D-Bus 1.3.0 through 1.6.x before 1.6.24 and 1.8.x before 1.8.8 does not properly close connections for processes that have terminated, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via a D-bus message containing a D-Bus connection file descriptor.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-17

Affected Products

n/an/a
dbusfreedesktopOSS Libraries
opensuseopensuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Gentoo LinuxGentoo Foundation Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
freedesktoposs-projectOSS Librariesaka freedesktop.org
opensuseoss-projectDEOperating Systemsaka opensuse
gentoo foundation inc.oss-projectUSOperating Systems

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2352-1
ubuntu.com
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=80559
bugs.freedesktop.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00049.html
lists.opensuse.org
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Timeline

Published
Sep 22, 2014
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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