Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 22, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-3635
CVE-2014-3635
Description
Off-by-one error in D-Bus 1.3.0 through 1.6.x before 1.6.24 and 1.8.x before 1.8.8, when running on a 64-bit system and the max_message_unix_fds limit is set to an odd number, allows local users to cause a denial of service (dbus-daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by sending one more file descriptor than the limit, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow or an assertion failure.
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Affected products
19cpe:2.3:a:d-bus_project:d-bus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:d-bus_project:d-bus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.6.22
- (no CPE)range: >=1.3.0, <1.6.24 || >=1.8.0, <1.8.8
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 14 more
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0395.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00049.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/61378nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3026nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/16/9nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlnvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1030864nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2352-1nvd
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