CVE-2016-4536: The client in OpenAFS before 1.6.17 does not properly initialize the (1) AFSStoreStatus, (2) AFSStoreVolumeStatus, (3) VldbListByAttributes, and (4)…

PriorityP426medium5.3CVSS 3.0

AVNACLPRNUINSUCLINAN

EPSS

1.31%

67.6th percentile

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.

Affected

5 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	openafs	< openafs 1.6.17-1 (bookworm)	openafs 1.6.17-1 (bookworm)
openafs	openafs	<= 1.6.16	—
openafs	openafs	>= 0 < 1.6.17-1	1.6.17-1
openafs	openafs	>= 0 < 1.6.17-1	1.6.17-1
openafs	openafs	>= 0 < 1.6.17-1	1.6.17-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.05.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

osv5.3MEDIUM

vendor_debian5.3MEDIUM

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