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CVE-2020-12049

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.57% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-06-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2020-12049
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.57%

Original NVD Description

An issue was discovered in dbus >= 1.3.0 before 1.12.18. The DBusServer in libdbus, as used in dbus-daemon, leaks file descriptors when a message exceeds the per-message file descriptor limit. A local attacker with access to the D-Bus system bus or another system service's private AF_UNIX socket could use this to make the system service reach its file descriptor limit, denying service to subsequent D-Bus clients.

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