CVE-2017-17432

7.5 HIGH
Published: December 06, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

OpenAFS 1.x before 1.6.22 does not properly validate Rx ack packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash or application crash) via crafted fields, as demonstrated by an integer underflow and assertion failure for a small MTU value.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/883602
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4067
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/883602
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4067
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.openafs.org/pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2017-001.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.2%
80th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

openafs debian