Improper Input Validation Affecting dbus-x11 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-DBUSX11-1335101
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed2 Jul 2014

Introduced: 2 Jul 2014

CVE-2014-3532  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:6 dbus-x11.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dbus-x11 package and not the dbus-x11 package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

dbus 1.3.0 before 1.6.22 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6, when running on Linux 2.6.37-rc4 or later, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system-bus disconnect of other services or applications) by sending a message containing a file descriptor, then exceeding the maximum recursion depth before the initial message is forwarded.

CVSS Scores

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