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)…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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) cause a denial of service (prevention of new connections and connection drop) by queuing the maximum number of file descriptors or (2) cause a denial of service (disconnect) via multiple messages that combine to have more than the allowed number of file descriptors for a single sendmsg call.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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 · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:d-bus_project:d-bus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.6.22 | Vulnerable | D-bus Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.0 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.2 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.4 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.6 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.3 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
- cpe:2.3:a:d-bus_project:d-bus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.6.22 Vulnerable ·D-bus Project
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.0 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.2 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.4 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.6 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | — |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | — |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3636
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vh38-h8j6-grqm
References
Sources
- CVE-2014-3636 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-3636 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vh38-h8j6-grqm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-3636 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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