D-Bus 1.3.0 through 1.6.x before 1.6.26, 1.8.x before 1.8.10, and 1.9.x before 1.9.2…
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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
D-Bus 1.3.0 through 1.6.x before 1.6.26, 1.8.x before 1.8.10, and 1.9.x before 1.9.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (prevention of new connections and connection drop) by queuing the maximum number of file descriptors. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-3636.1.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00594 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 · 26
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.2 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.4 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.6 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.8 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.10 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.12 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.14 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.16 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.18 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.2 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.4 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.6 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.8 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.10 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.12 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.14 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.16 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.18 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
Show 16 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.20 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.22 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.24 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
| 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:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.8 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.0 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:mageia_project:mageia:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3 | Vulnerable | Mageia Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:mageia_project:mageia:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4 | Vulnerable | Mageia Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 12.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 14.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 14.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.20 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.22 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.24 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
- 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:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.8 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.0 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:mageia_project:mageia:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3 Vulnerable ·Mageia Project
- cpe:2.3:o:mageia_project:mageia:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4 Vulnerable ·Mageia Project
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-7824
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2vxr-xm37-7x29
References
Sources
- CVE-2014-7824 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-7824 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2vxr-xm37-7x29 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-7824 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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