CVE-2014-3635 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow in D-Bus via file descriptor manipulation, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-3635?
CVE-2014-3635 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 22 Sep 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3635?
It affects 3 products.
Products include D-Bus Project D-Bus, Freedesktop Dbus, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3635?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2014-3635 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3635 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Opensuse
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3635, GHSA-hm35-xvpf-f225, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3635.