Vulnerability in Openafs

CVE-2017-17432

OpenAFS 1.x before 1.6.22 does not properly validate Rx ack packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash or application crash) via crafted fields, as demonstrated by an integer underflow and assertion f…

EPSS: 0.031 (85.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17432?
CVE-2017-17432 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openafs, classified under Reachable Assertion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-12-06.
How severe is CVE-2017-17432?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.