Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2014-3477 is a local D-Bus daemon flaw that can let a local user disrupt affected systems by causing certain services to fail during startup. It is not described as a remote takeover issue, but it can affect availability on multi-user Linux systems or environments where untrusted local users exist. Exposure is most likely on older Linux distributions or embedded systems still running D-Bus 1.2.x-1.4.x, 1.6.x before 1.6.20, or 1.8.x before 1.8.4. Internet-facing exposure is not indicated by the sources. Treat this as a moderate availability risk, mainly for legacy or shared Linux systems. It does not warrant emergency internet-wide response, but it should be closed through normal patch management, especially where local user isolation matters. Mitigation focus: Upgrade D-Bus using the operating system vendor's fixed package.; For source builds, use D-Bus 1.6.20, 1.8.4, or later applicable fixed releases.; Prioritize shared servers, desktops, and embedded devices with untrusted local users..
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.
ATT&CK lookup starting points
Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.
CVE-2014-3477 mapping review
Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.
Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.
CVSS vector scores
1 official scoreWe collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L2.51.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=78979CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.