medium5.3
CVE-2016-4536
The client in OpenAFS before 1.6.17 does not properly initialize the (1) AFSStoreStatus, (2) AFSStoreVolumeStatus, (3) VldbListByAttributes, and (4) ListAddrBy…
Impact
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 products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Openafs | Openafs | through 1.6.16 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://lists.openafs.org/pipermail/openafs-announce/2016/000496.html
- https://www.openafs.org/dl/openafs/1.6.17/RELNOTES-1.6.17
- https://www.openafs.org/pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2016-002.txt
- https://lists.openafs.org/pipermail/openafs-announce/2016/000496.html
- https://www.openafs.org/dl/openafs/1.6.17/RELNOTES-1.6.17
- https://www.openafs.org/pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2016-002.txt