Buffer overflow in OpenAFS - CVE-2013-1794
Published: March 14, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43004
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1794
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 #AU# to read and manipulate data.
Buffer overflow in certain client utilities in OpenAFS before 1.6.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long fileserver ACL entry.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-1794
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52342
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52480
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2638
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:244
- http://www.openafs.org/pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2013-001.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58299
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82582