CVE-2014-3532

Description

dbus 1.3.0 before 1.6.22 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6, when running on Linux 2.6.37-rc4 or later, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system-bus disconnect of other services or applications) by sending a message containing a file descriptor, then exceeding the maximum recursion depth before the initial message is forwarded.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/59798 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59611 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00049.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60236 third party advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0294.html third party advisory
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=80163 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2971 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/02/4 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:176 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-3532?
CVE-2014-3532 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-3532?
To fix CVE-2014-3532, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-3532 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-3532 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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