CVE-2009-1250
openafs - potential code execution
EPSS 4.0%
Description
The cache manager in the client in OpenAFS 1.0 through 1.4.8 and 1.5.0 through 1.5.58, and IBM AFS 3.6 before Patch 19, on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an RX response with a large error-code value that is interpreted as a pointer and dereferenced, related to use of the ERR_PTR macro.
How to fix CVE-2009-1250
To remediate CVE-2009-1250, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/openafs—upgrade to 1.4.10+dfsg1-1 or later
- Debian/openafs—upgrade to 1.4.2-6etch2 or later
Is CVE-2009-1250 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.4.10+dfsg1-1
- from 0, < 1.4.2-6etch2