Buffer overflow in Openafs

CVE-2014-4044

OpenAFS 1.6.8 does not properly clear the fields in the host structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access and crash) via unspecified vectors related to TMAY requests.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.016 (73.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Openafs — versions 1.6.8
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)