Description
D-Bus 1.3.0 through 1.6.x before 1.6.24 and 1.8.x before 1.8.8 allows local users to (1) cause a denial of service (prevention of new connections and connection drop) by queuing the maximum number of file descriptors or (2) cause a denial of service (disconnect) via multiple messages that combine to have more than the allowed number of file descriptors for a single sendmsg call.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAccess VectorLocal
AC:MAccess ComplexityMedium
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:NIntegrityNone
A:PAvailabilityPartial
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Gentoo Foundation Inc.
oss-project·US
d-bus project
oss-projectaka freedesktop
freedesktop
oss-projectaka freedesktop.org
opensuse
oss-project·DE
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2352-1
ubuntu.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00049.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/61378
secunia.com
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