Freedesktop udisks up to 2.1.2 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Freedesktop udisks up to 2.1.2 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-0004. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Freedesktop udisks up to 2.1.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in udisks before 1.0.5 and 2.x before 2.1.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long mount point.

The weakness was released 03/11/2014 by Florian Weimer with Red Hat (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.freedesktop.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-0004 since 12/03/2013. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75297 (openSUSE Security Update : udisks (openSUSE-SU-2014:0389-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122889 (Debian Security Update for udisks (DSA 2872-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91818), Tenable (75297), SecurityFocus (BID 66081†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43720†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 75297
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : udisks (openSUSE-SU-2014:0389-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 881899
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for udisks CESA-2014:0293 centos6
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: udisks 1.0

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03/10/2014 +97 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +284 days 🔍
05/07/2026 +4062 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-2142-1
Researcher: Florian Weimer
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-0004 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0004
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66601

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X-Force: 91818
SecurityFocus: 66081 - Udisks and Udisks2 Long Path Names Local Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 43720 - Udisks 1.0 - 1.0.4, 5.0 - 2.1.2 Local DoS or Code Execution Vulnerability via Long Mount Point, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/07/2026 18:00
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (65), 05/24/2017 09:12 (6), 02/03/2022 13:02 (3), 02/03/2022 13:09 (1), 02/03/2022 13:15 (1), 12/22/2024 09:52 (20), 05/07/2026 18:00 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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