Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | DBus vulnerabilities |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-3116-1 | First vendor Publication | 2016-11-01 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2016-11-01 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 1.9 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.4 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.10 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in DBus. Software Description: - dbus: simple interprocess messaging system Details: It was discovered that DBus incorrectly validated the source of ActivationFailure signals. A local attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-0245) It was discovered that DBus incorrectly handled certain format strings. A local attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue is only exposed to unprivileged users when the fix for CVE-2015-0245 is not applied, hence this issue is only likely to affect Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10 have been updated as a preventative measure in the event that a new attack vector for this issue is discovered. (No CVE number) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.10: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3116-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-362 | Race Condition |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2017-05-01 | Name : The remote EulerOS host is missing multiple security updates. File : EulerOS_SA-2016-1037.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-01-12 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201701-20.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-11-07 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2016-1269.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-11-02 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-3116-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-05-20 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2015-0457-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-03-31 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2015-176.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-03-09 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201503-02.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-02-18 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2015-150.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-02-12 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-3161.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2016-11-03 13:24:29 |
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| 2016-11-03 13:22:45 |
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