D-Bus up to 1.12.23/1.14.3/1.15.1 libdbus denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in D-Bus up to 1.12.23/1.14.3/1.15.1. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component libdbus. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2022-42010. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in D-Bus up to 1.12.23/1.14.3/1.15.1. This affects an unknown code block of the component libdbus. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in D-Bus before 1.12.24, 1.13.x and 1.14.x before 1.14.4, and 1.15.x before 1.15.2. An authenticated attacker can cause dbus-daemon and other programs that use libdbus to crash when receiving a message with certain invalid type signatures.

The weakness was shared 10/10/2022 as 418. The advisory is shared at gitlab.freedesktop.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-42010 since 10/03/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211086 (Fedora 37 : dbus (2022-b0c2f2ab74)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.12.24, 1.14.4 or 1.15.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (211086). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 211086
Nessus Name: Fedora 37 : dbus (2022-b0c2f2ab74)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: D-Bus 1.12.24/1.14.4/1.15.2

Timelineinfo

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10/10/2022 +7 days 🔍
10/10/2022 +0 days 🔍
06/09/2025 +973 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 418
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42010 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42010
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210369

Entryinfo

Created: 10/10/2022 07:54
Updated: 06/09/2025 22:16
Changes: 10/10/2022 07:54 (40), 10/31/2022 14:18 (11), 11/17/2024 11:22 (16), 06/09/2025 22:16 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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