Input validation error in OpenAFS - CVE-2014-2852
Published: April 14, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41821
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2852
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenAFS.org
Affected software:
OpenAFS
OpenAFS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
OpenAFS before 1.6.7 delays the listen thread when an RXS_CheckResponse fails, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (performance degradation) via an invalid packet.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-2852
Install update from vendor's website.