CVE-2014-3477

Publication date 1 July 2014

Last updated 30 May 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

4.0 · Medium

Score breakdown

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.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
dbus 14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.6.18-0ubuntu4.1
13.10 saucy
Fixed 1.6.12-0ubuntu10.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1.4.18-1ubuntu1.5
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored

Notes

mdeslaur

we will not be backporting this fix to lucid as the impact is not important and dbus is unlikely to be used on servers.

Patch details

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Package Patch details
dbus

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 4.0 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact Low
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

References

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