CVE-2009-1251

Summary

CVECVE-2009-1251
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-04-09 00:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openafs Openafs 1.0 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.0.1 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.0.2 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.0.3 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.0.4 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.0.4a All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.1 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.1.0 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.1.1 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.1.1a All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.2 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.2.1 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.2.10 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.2.11 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.2.13 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.2.2 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.2.2a All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.2.2b All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.2.3 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.2.4 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.2.5 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.2.6 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.2.7 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.2.8 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.2.9 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.3 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.3.1 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.3.2 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.3.5 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.3.70 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.3.74 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.3.77 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.3.81 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.4 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.4.0 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.4.3 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.4.4 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.4.5 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.4.6 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.4.7 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.4.7_pre1 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.4.7_pre2 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.4.7_pre3 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.4.7_pre4 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.4.7_pre5 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.4.8 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.4.8_pre1 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.4.8_pre2 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.4.8_pre3 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.16 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.17 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.26 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.27 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.30 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.31 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.32 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.33 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.34 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.35 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.36 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.38 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.39 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.50 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.52 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.53 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.54 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.55 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.56 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.57 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.58 All All All
Operating System Unix Unix All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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Debian update for openafs - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:099 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
OpenAFS Client Two Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
OpenAFS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openafs.org Vendor Advisory
OpenAFS Unix Cache Manager Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
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OpenAFS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openafs.org Patch
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1768-1 openafs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Gentoo update for openafs - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- OpenAFS: Arbitrary code execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
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