CVE-2014-4044 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

OpenAFS 1.6.8 does not properly clear the fields in the host structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access and crash) via unspecified vectors related to TMAY requests.

Published: 2014-06-17

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-3975	OpenAFS 1.6.8 does not properly clear the fields in the host structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access and crash) via unspecified vectors related to TMAY requests.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00603.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://gerrit.openafs.org/#change%2C11283
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/12/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/13/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68003

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-06-17T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:04:27.961Z

Reserved: 2014-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-4044

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-06-17T14:55:07.500

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-4044

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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