VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-4536
The client in OpenAFS before 1.6.17 does not properly initialize the (1) AFSStoreStatus, (2) AFSStoreVolumeStatus, (3) VldbListByAttributes, and (4) ListAddrByAttributes structures, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive memory…
MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 1.31%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The client in OpenAFS before 1.6.17 does not properly initialize the (1) AFSStoreStatus, (2) AFSStoreVolumeStatus, (3) VldbListByAttributes, and (4) ListAddrByAttributes structures, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive memory information by leveraging access to RPC call traffic.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.31% probability · 69th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- openafs/openafs
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- https://lists.openafs.org/pipermail/openafs-announce/2016/000496.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.openafs.org/dl/openafs/1.6.17/RELNOTES-1.6.17Vendor Advisory
- https://www.openafs.org/pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2016-002.txtVendor Advisory
- https://lists.openafs.org/pipermail/openafs-announce/2016/000496.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.openafs.org/dl/openafs/1.6.17/RELNOTES-1.6.17Vendor Advisory
- https://www.openafs.org/pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2016-002.txtVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.