CVE-2014-3477
dbus - security update
4.0
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.08%
Description
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 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.
How to fix CVE-2014-3477
To remediate CVE-2014-3477, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.8.4-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.2.24-4+squeeze3 or later
- —upgrade to 1.6.8-1+deb7u3 or later
Is CVE-2014-3477 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.8.4-1
- from 0, < 1.2.24-4+squeeze3
- from 0, < 1.6.8-1+deb7u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |