CVE-2009-1250

N/A Unknown
Published: April 09, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The cache manager in the client in OpenAFS 1.0 through 1.4.8 and 1.5.0 through 1.5.58, and IBM AFS 3.6 before Patch 19, on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an RX response with a large error-code value that is interpreted as a pointer and dereferenced, related to use of the ERR_PTR macro.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34655
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34684
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36310
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/42896
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-05.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21396389
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1ID71123
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1768
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:099
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openafs.org/security/OPENAFS-SA-2009-002.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openafs.org/security/openafs-sa-2009-002.patch
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34404
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0984
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0117
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34655
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34684
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36310
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/42896
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-05.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21396389
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1ID71123
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1768
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:099
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openafs.org/security/OPENAFS-SA-2009-002.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openafs.org/security/openafs-sa-2009-002.patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34404
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0984
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0117
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.8%
91th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-189

Affected Vendors

ibm openafs linux

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