CVE-2013-2168

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-2168
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-07-03 18:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe _dbus_printf_string_upper_bound function in dbus/dbus-sysdeps-unix.c in D-Bus (aka DBus) 1.4.x before 1.4.26, 1.6.x before 1.6.12, and 1.7.x before 1.7.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a crafted message.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 1.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.4.0 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.4.1 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.4.10 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.4.12 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.4.14 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.4.16 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.4.18 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.4.20 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.4.24 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.4.4 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.4.6 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.4.8 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.6.0 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.6.10 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.6.16 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.6.2 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.6.4 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.6.6 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.6.8 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.7.0 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.7.2 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 12.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
openSUSE-SU-2014:1239-1: moderate: dbus-1: update to 1.6.24 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Security Advisory SA53832 - Ubuntu update for dbus - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2707-1 dbus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: dbus-1.6.12-1.fc18 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
openSUSE-SU-2013:1118-1: moderate: update for dbus-1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Security Advisory SA53317 - D-Bus "_dbus_printf_string_upper_bound()" Denial of Service Weakness - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
D-Bus '_dbus_printf_string_upper_bound()' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: dbus-1.6.12-1.fc19 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:177 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
USN-1874-1: DBus vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
CVE-2013-2168: dbus: DoS in system services caused by _dbus_printf_string_upper_bound af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.freedesktop.org
D-Bus _dbus_printf_string_upper_bound() Error Lets Local Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
dbus/dbus - a lightweight ipc mechanism af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cgit.freedesktop.org
oss-security - CVE-2013-2168: dbus: DoS in system services caused by _dbus_printf_string_upper_bound af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
974109 – (CVE-2013-2168) CVE-2013-2168 dbus: Crash of system services that use libdbus (DoS) due to non-portable use of va_list in UNIX format string wrapper af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
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