CVE-2014-3477
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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.44% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 38.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 4.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-07-01 17:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-01-16 20:11Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-05-14
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 4.0)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 0c1e66b34d95c6124e33998bcbff40aca7caf60a184b1cb6f849e7f3143385f9
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com59798http://secunia.com/advisories/59798
- secunia.com59611http://secunia.com/advisories/59611
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2014:1239http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00049.html
- www.securityfocus.com67986http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67986
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2014:0874http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00012.html
- seclists.org[oss-security] 20140610 CVE-2014-3477 (fd.o#78979): local DoS in dbus-daemonhttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/509
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2014:0821http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00042.html
- advisories.mageia.orghttp://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0266.html
- secunia.com59428http://secunia.com/advisories/59428
- bugs.freedesktop.orghttps://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=78979
- cgit.freedesktop.orghttp://cgit.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus/commit/?h=dbus-1.8&id=24c590703ca47eb71ddef453de43126b90954567
- www.debian.orgDSA-2971http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2971
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2015:176http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:176
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- dbus Fixed in 1.8.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- dbus Fixed in 1.8.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- dbus Fixed in 1.8.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- dbus Fixed in 1.6.18-0ubuntu4.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.