CVE-2017-17432 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in OpenAFS 1.x versions prior to 1.6.22, impacting Debian and OpenAFS distributions. The flaw stems from improper validation of Rx ack packets, allowing remote attackers to trigger a system or application crash through crafted fields, specifically an integer underflow with small MTU values. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction or privileges, and its primary impact is a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.0, < 1.6.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.