CVE-2014-3477

Summary

CVECVE-2014-3477
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-07-01 17:55:00 UTC
Updated2023-12-27 16:36:00 UTC
DescriptionThe dbus-daemon in D-Bus 1.2.x through 1.4.x, 1.6.x before 1.6.20, and 1.8.x before 1.8.4, sends an AccessDenied error to the service instead of a client when the client is prohibited from accessing the service, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (initialization failure and exit) or possibly conduct a side-channel attack via a D-Bus message to an inactive service.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.1 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.10 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.12 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.14 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.16 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.18 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.20 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.22 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.24 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.26 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.28 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.3 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.30 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.4 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.4.2 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.4.4 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.4.6 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.6 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.8 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.3.0 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.3.1 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.0 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.1 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.10 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.12 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.14 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.16 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.18 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.20 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.22 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.24 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.26 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.4 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.6 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.8 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.6.0 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.6.10 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.6.12 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.6.14 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.6.16 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.6.18 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.6.2 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.6.4 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.6.6 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.6.8 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.8.0 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.8.2 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.1 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.10 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.12 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.14 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.16 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.18 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.20 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.22 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.24 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.26 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.28 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.3 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.30 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.4 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.4.2 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.4.4 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.4.6 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.6 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.2.8 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.3.0 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.3.1 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.0 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.1 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.10 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.12 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.14 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.16 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.18 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.20 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.22 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.24 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.26 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.4 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.6 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.4.8 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.6.0 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.6.10 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.6.12 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.6.14 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.6.16 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.6.18 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.6.2 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.6.4 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.6.6 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.6.8 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.8.0 All All All
Application D-bus Project D-bus 1.8.2 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.2.1 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.2.10 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.2.12 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.2.14 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.2.16 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.2.18 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.2.20 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.2.22 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.2.24 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.2.26 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.2.28 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.2.3 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.2.30 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.2.4 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.2.6 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.2.8 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.3.0 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.3.1 All All All
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 1.4.22 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.4.24 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.4.26 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 1.6.12 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.6.14 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.6.16 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.6.18 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 1.8.0 All All All
Application Freedesktop Dbus 1.8.2 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2971-1 dbus DEBIAN www.debian.org
Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2014-0266 - Updated dbus packages fix security vulnerability CONFIRM advisories.mageia.org
Bug 78979 – [CVE-2014-3477] security and activation: error and denial of service CONFIRM bugs.freedesktop.org
dbus/dbus - a lightweight ipc mechanism (mirrored from https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus) CONFIRM cgit.freedesktop.org Patch
oss-sec: CVE-2014-3477 (fd.o#78979): local DoS in dbus-daemon MLIST seclists.org Patch
Security Advisory SA59798 - Ubuntu update for dbus - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
openSUSE-SU-2014:0874-1: moderate: dbus-1: Fixed possible DoS SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:176 | Mandriva MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com
Security Advisory SA59428 - SUSE update for dbus-1 - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
openSUSE-SU-2014:1239-1: moderate: dbus-1: update to 1.6.24 SUSE lists.opensuse.org
openSUSE-SU-2014:0821-1: moderate: dbus-1: Fixed possible DoS SUSE lists.opensuse.org
D-Bus 'activation.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera SECUNIA secunia.com
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