USN-2352-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2352-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2352-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2352-1
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Published
2014-09-22T17:08:16.072719Z
Modified
2014-09-22T17:08:16.072719Z
Summary
dbus vulnerabilities
Details

Simon McVittie discovered that DBus incorrectly handled the file descriptors message limit. A local attacker could use this issue to cause DBus to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-3635)

Alban Crequy discovered that DBus incorrectly handled a large number of file descriptor messages. A local attacker could use this issue to cause DBus to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-3636)

Alban Crequy discovered that DBus incorrectly handled certain file descriptor messages. A local attacker could use this issue to cause DBus to maintain persistent connections, possibly resulting in a denial of service. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-3637)

Alban Crequy discovered that DBus incorrectly handled a large number of parallel connections and parallel message calls. A local attacker could use this issue to cause DBus to consume resources, possibly resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3638)

Alban Crequy discovered that DBus incorrectly handled incomplete connections. A local attacker could use this issue to cause DBus to fail legitimate connection attempts, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3639)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / dbus

Package

Name
dbus
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dbus@1.6.18-0ubuntu4.2?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.18-0ubuntu4.2

Affected versions

1.*

1.6.12-0ubuntu10
1.6.18-0ubuntu1
1.6.18-0ubuntu2
1.6.18-0ubuntu3
1.6.18-0ubuntu4
1.6.18-0ubuntu4.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "dbus-1-doc": "1.6.18-0ubuntu4.2",
            "libdbus-1-3": "1.6.18-0ubuntu4.2",
            "dbus": "1.6.18-0ubuntu4.2",
            "dbus-1-dbg": "1.6.18-0ubuntu4.2",
            "dbus-x11": "1.6.18-0ubuntu4.2",
            "libdbus-1-dev": "1.6.18-0ubuntu4.2"
        }
    ]
}