CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-8312

HIGH
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Off-by-one error in afs_pioctl.c in OpenAFS before 1.6.16 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory overwrite and system crash) via a pioctl with an input buffer size of 4096 bytes.

How to fix

Remediation Available
openafsDebian
Fixed in:1.6.17-1CVE-2015-8312
Fixed in:1.6.17-1CVE-2015-8312
Fixed in:1.6.17-1CVE-2015-8312
Fixed in:1.6.17-1CVE-2015-8312

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.36%probability of exploitation in 30 days
28thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 28% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1
Third-Party Advisory1
Other references1

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