Resource management error in Freedesktop dbus

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU32460

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.5 [CVSS:3.1/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-7824

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

dbus: 1.6.0 - 1.9.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop_org:dbus:1.6.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop_org:dbus:1.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop_org:dbus:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0457.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/62603
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3099
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:176
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/10/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71012
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2425-1
http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=85105
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98576

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.