CVE-2014-0159 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the GetStatistics64 remote procedure call (RPC) within OpenAFS versions 1.4.8 through 1.6.6. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted statsVersion argument, leading to a denial of service (crash) of the affected system. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, though its impact is limited to 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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