Stack consumption vulnerability in D-Bus (aka DBus) before 1.4.1 allows local users to…
Priority LOW 12CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Stack consumption vulnerability in D-Bus (aka DBus) before 1.4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a message containing many nested variants.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0058 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 5 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:d-bus_project:d-bus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.4.0 | Vulnerable | D-bus Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:d-bus_project:d-bus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·D-bus Project
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2011:0376 Released 2011-03-22 · Red Hat rating Moderatedbus security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) dbus-1.1.2-15.el5_6, dbus-1.1.2-15.el5_6.i386, dbus-1.1.2-15.el5_6.ia64 +13
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) dbus-1.1.2-15.el5_6, dbus-1.1.2-15.el5_6.i386, dbus-libs-1.1.2-15.el5_6 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) dbus-1:1.2.24-4.el6_0, dbus-libs-1:1.2.24-4.el6_0, dbus-x11-1:1.2.24-4.el6_0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) dbus-1:1.2.24-4.el6_0, dbus-devel-1:1.2.24-4.el6_0, dbus-doc-1:1.2.24-4.el6_0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) dbus-1.1.2-15.el5_6, dbus-devel-1.1.2-15.el5_6, dbus-devel-1.1.2-15.el5_6.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) dbus-1:1.2.24-4.el6_0, dbus-libs-1:1.2.24-4.el6_0, dbus-x11-1:1.2.24-4.el6_0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) dbus-1:1.2.24-4.el6_0, dbus-devel-1:1.2.24-4.el6_0, dbus-doc-1:1.2.24-4.el6_0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) dbus-1:1.2.24-4.el6_0, dbus-devel-1:1.2.24-4.el6_0, dbus-devel-1:1.2.24-4.el6_0.ppc +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) dbus-1:1.2.24-4.el6_0, dbus-doc-1:1.2.24-4.el6_0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) dbus-1:1.2.24-4.el6_0, dbus-devel-1:1.2.24-4.el6_0, dbus-libs-1:1.2.24-4.el6_0 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) dbus-1:1.2.24-4.el6_0, dbus-doc-1:1.2.24-4.el6_0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0376 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0376 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0376 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0376 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0376 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0376 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0376 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0376 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0376 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0376 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0376 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-4352
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-47vh-r2fv-pgcx
References
Exploit 5
- [oss-security] 20101216 CVE Request -- D-BUS -- Stack frame overflow by validating message with excessive number of nested variants
- FEDORA-2010-19166
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=663673
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32321
- [oss-security] 20101216 Re: CVE Request -- D-BUS -- Stack frame overflow by validating message with excessive number of nested variants
Advisory 6
More D-bus Project D-bus vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-02956 Off-by-one error in D-Bus 1.3.0 through 1.6.x before 1.6.24 and 1.8.x before 1.8.8, when… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.4
- TI-2011-01922 The _dbus_header_byteswap function in dbus-marshal-header.c in D-Bus (aka DBus) 1.2.x… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
- TI-2014-02804 The dbus-daemon in D-Bus 1.2.x through 1.4.x, 1.6.x before 1.6.20, and 1.8.x before… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.0
- TI-2014-02960 The dbus-daemon in D-Bus before 1.6.24 and 1.8.x before 1.8.8 does not properly close old… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
- TI-2014-02959 The bus_connections_check_reply function in config-parser.c in D-Bus before 1.6.24 and… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
- TI-2014-02957 D-Bus 1.3.0 through 1.6.x before 1.6.24 and 1.8.x before 1.8.8 allows local users to (1)… CVSS 2.0LOW 1.9
Sources
- CVE-2010-4352 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-4352 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-47vh-r2fv-pgcx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-4352 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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