CVE-2013-1795

Description

Integer overflow in ptserver in OpenAFS before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large list from the IdToName RPC, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.11% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory openafs.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/52480 third party advisory permissions required
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82585 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/52342 third party advisory permissions required
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2638 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58300 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openafs.org/pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2013-002.txt vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:244 vendor advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1795?
CVE-2013-1795 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-1795?
To fix CVE-2013-1795, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-1795 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-1795 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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