UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3637

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3637

    Published: 17 Sept 2014Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-3637
    Aliases:
    USN-2352-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3637, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/16/9, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2352-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3637

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: dbus

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.6.18-0ubuntu4.2

    Affected versions

    1.6.12-0ubuntu10
    1.6.18-0ubuntu1
    1.6.18-0ubuntu2
    1.6.18-0ubuntu3
    1.6.18-0ubuntu4
    1.6.18-0ubuntu4.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High