OpenAFS 1.6.8 does not properly clear the fields in the host structure, which allows…
Priority LOW 26CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01595 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.8 | Vulnerable | The OpenAFS Foundation |
- cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.8 Vulnerable ·The OpenAFS Foundation
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-4044
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j7c9-hww5-4m7j
References
More The OpenAFS Foundation Openafs vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-01186 Heap-based buffer overflow in the cache manager in the client in OpenAFS 1.0 through… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00025 Integer overflow in the xdrmem_getbytes() function, and possibly other functions, of XDR… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-12102 An issue was discovered in OpenAFS before 1.6.23 and 1.8.x before 1.8.2. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2009-01185 The cache manager in the client in OpenAFS 1.0 through 1.4.8 and 1.5.0 through 1.5.58… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-12104 An issue was discovered in OpenAFS before 1.6.23 and 1.8.x before 1.8.2. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-12736 OpenAFS 1.x before 1.6.22 does not properly validate Rx ack packets, which allows remote… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2014-4044 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-4044 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j7c9-hww5-4m7j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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