UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3639

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3639

    Published: 17 Sept 2014Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-3639
    Aliases:
    USN-2352-1

    Summary:

    Details: The dbus-daemon in D-Bus before 1.6.24 and 1.8.x before 1.8.8 does not properly close old connections, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (incomplete connection consumption and prevention of new connections) via a large number of incomplete connections.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3639, 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-2014-3639

    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