Openafs
CVE-2024-10397
HIGH
Severity by source
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Primary rating from Vendor (puiterwijk) · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorVendor: puiterwijk
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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1DescriptionCVE.org
A malicious server can crash the OpenAFS cache manager and other client utilities, and possibly execute arbitrary code.
AnalysisAI
A malicious server can crash the OpenAFS cache manager and other client utilities, and possibly execute arbitrary code. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.7), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787), which allows attackers to write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes. A malicious server can crash the OpenAFS cache manager and other client utilities, and possibly execute arbitrary code. Affected products include: Openafs.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate write boundaries, use memory-safe languages, enable compiler protections (ASLR, stack canaries).
An issue was discovered in OpenAFS before 1.6.23 and 1.8.x before 1.8.2. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulner
A local user can bypass the OpenAFS PAG (Process Authentication Group) throttling mechanism in Unix clients, allowing th
Off-by-one error in afs_pioctl.c in OpenAFS before 1.6.16 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory o
OpenAFS 1.x before 1.6.22 does not properly validate Rx ack packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of
OpenAFS before 1.6.24 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 is prone to an information disclosure vulnerability because uninitialized s
OpenAFS before 1.6.24 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 is prone to denial of service from unserialized data access because remote
An issue was discovered in OpenAFS before 1.6.23 and 1.8.x before 1.8.2. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerabil
An issue was discovered in OpenAFS before 1.6.23 and 1.8.x before 1.8.2. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerabil
Buffer overflow in certain client utilities in OpenAFS before 1.6.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial
OpenAFS before 1.6.13 allows remote attackers to spoof bos commands via unspecified vectors. Rated medium severity (CVSS
The newEntry function in ptserver/ptprocs.c in OpenAFS before 1.6.17 allows remote authenticated users from foreign Kerb
An authenticated user can provide a malformed ACL to the fileserver's StoreACL RPC, causing the fileserver to crash, pos
Same weakness CWE-787 – Out-of-bounds Write
View allSame technique Buffer Overflow
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