CVE-2019-18601

Description

OpenAFS before 1.6.24 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 is prone to denial of service from unserialized data access because remote attackers can make a series of VOTE_Debug RPC calls to crash a database server within the SVOTE_Debug RPC handler.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.10% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory openafs.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://openafs.org/pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2019-003.txt vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00002.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-18601?
CVE-2019-18601 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-18601?
To fix CVE-2019-18601, 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-2019-18601 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-18601 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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