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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-1251: OpenAFS: Arbitrary code execution

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-1251: OpenAFS: Arbitrary code execution

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
04/08/2009
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the cache manager in the client in OpenAFS 1.0 through 1.4.8 and 1.5.0 through 1.5.58 on Unix platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an RX response containing more data than specified in a request, related to use of XDR arrays.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-fs-openafs

References

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