Buffer overflow in the GetStatistics64 remote procedure call (RPC) in OpenAFS 1.4.8 before 1.6.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial…

published 2014-04-14 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-0216

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.2%; EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits: 0; none known

Buffer overflow in the GetStatistics64 remote procedure call (RPC) in OpenAFS 1.4.8 before 1.6.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted statsVersion argument.

Patch / fix

distros 2

debian ubuntu

openafs Debian 13, Debian 12 1.6.7-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0159

openafs Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.6.7-1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0159

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Exploit prediction

2.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:244
vendor-advisory, broken-link
debian.org /security/2014/dsa-2899
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
openafs.org /pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2014-001.txt
vendor-advisory
openafs.org /frameset/dl/openafs/1.6.7/ChangeLog
issue-tracking, release-notes
secunia.com /advisories/57779
third-party-advisory, permissions-required
secunia.com /advisories/57832
third-party-advisory, permissions-required

Sources

CVE List CVE-2014-0159
NVD CVE-2014-0159

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Summary