Cryptographic issues in OpenAFS and Debian Linux - CVE-2013-4135
Published: November 5, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42388
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4135
CWE-ID: CWE-310
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenAFS.org
Debian
Debian
Affected software:
OpenAFS
Debian Linux
OpenAFS
Debian Linux
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vos command in OpenAFS 1.6.x before 1.6.5, when using the -encrypt option, only enables integrity protection and sends data in cleartext, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-4135
Install update from vendor's website.