CVE-2016-4536 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2016-05-13

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-493-1	openafs security update
Debian DSA	DSA-4067-1	openafs security update
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5523	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00296.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Openafs Openafs

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2016-05-13T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:32:25.761Z

Reserved: 2016-05-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4536

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-05-13T16:59:11.920

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-4536

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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