CVE-2009-1251

Publication date 9 April 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the cache manager in the client in OpenAFS 1.0 through 1.4.8 and 1.5.0 through 1.5.58 on Unix platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an RX response containing more data than specified in a request, related to use of XDR arrays.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
openafs	8.10 intrepid	Fixed 1.4.7.dfsg1-6+ubuntu0.1
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 1.4.6.dfsg1-2+ubuntu0.1
	7.10 gutsy	Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
	6.06 LTS dapper	Fixed 1.4.1-2+ubuntu0.1

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Patch details

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
openafs	Upstream: http://www.openafs.org/security/openafs-sa-2009-001.patch

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

http://www.openafs.org/security/OPENAFS-SA-2009-001.txt
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1251