CVE-2013-2168
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
1.9
Description
The _dbus_printf_string_upper_bound function in dbus/dbus-sysdeps-unix.c in D-Bus (aka DBus) 1.4.x before 1.4.26, 1.6.x before 1.6.12, and 1.7.x before 1.7.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a crafted message.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 12.3 | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.6.12-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.6.12-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.6.12-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.6.12-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.6.12-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| freedesktop | dbus | 1.4.0 | |
| freedesktop | dbus | 1.4.1 | |
| freedesktop | dbus | 1.4.4 | |
| freedesktop | dbus | 1.4.6 | |
| freedesktop | dbus | 1.4.8 | |
| freedesktop | dbus | 1.4.10 | |
| freedesktop | dbus | 1.4.12 | |
| freedesktop | dbus | 1.4.14 | |
| freedesktop | dbus | 1.4.16 | |
| freedesktop | dbus | 1.4.18 | |
| freedesktop | dbus | 1.4.20 | |
| freedesktop | dbus | 1.4.24 | |
| freedesktop | dbus | 1.7.0 | |
| freedesktop | dbus | 1.7.2 | |
| freedesktop | dbus | 1.6.0 | |
| freedesktop | dbus | 1.6.2 | |
| freedesktop | dbus | 1.6.4 | |
| freedesktop | dbus | 1.6.6 | |
| freedesktop | dbus | 1.6.8 | |
| freedesktop | dbus | 1.6.10 | |
| freedesktop | dbus | 1.6.16 | |
References
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus/commit/?id=954d75b2b64e4799f360d2a6bf9cff6d9fee37e7
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-June/109896.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-June/110114.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dbus/2013-June/015696.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00049.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53317
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53832
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2707
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:177
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/13/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60546
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028667
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1874-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=974109
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16881
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2168
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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