CVE-2007-6599 describes a race condition in the fileserver component of OpenAFS versions 1.3.50 through 1.4.5 and 1.5.0 through 1.5.27, including specific Debian packages. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to trigger a denial of service by simultaneously manipulating file callbacks, leading to a daemon crash due to improper locking during linked-list operations. With a CVSS score of 4.3, it is considered a medium-severity issue, requiring moderate attack complexity but not authentication, and primarily impacting availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.3.50, <= 1.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.5.0, <= 1.5.27CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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