CVE-2014-3637

D-Bus 1.3.0 through 1.6.x before 1.6.24 and 1.8.x before 1.8.8 does not properly close connections for processes that have terminated, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via a D-bus message containing a D-Bus connection file descriptor.

Published: 2014-09-22 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-3637 is rated Low Risk (21.2/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.45%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-3637

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.07% 0.45% +0.38%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.07% +0.03%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-3637

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-3637

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-3637

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-3637 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (dbus), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3637
gentoo normal CVE-2014-3637: 1 GLSA(s) (201412-12), 1 atom(s) (sys-apps/dbus); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-3637
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3637
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3637/
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-3637 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (dbus), 4 status rows across 4 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream): released 3, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3637

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2014-3637

Comment: <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/775.html">CWE-775: Missing Release of File Descriptor or Handle after Effective Lifetime</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-3637

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
freedesktop dbus 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.4.10 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.4.12 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.4.14 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.4.16 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.4.18 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.4.20 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.4.22 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.4.24 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.4.26 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.4.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.5.8 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.5.10 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.5.12 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.6.8 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.6.10 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.6.12 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.6.14 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.6.16 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.6.18 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.6.20 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.6.22 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.6.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedesktop dbus 1.8.6 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 12.3 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-3637

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