CVE-2015-6587 json
The vlserver in OpenAFS before 1.6.13 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a c…
published 2015-09-02 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-6525
- cvss
- 4.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.9%
- EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The vlserver in OpenAFS before 1.6.13 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted regular expression in a VL_ListAttributesN2 RPC.
Patch / fix
- openafs Debian 13, Debian 12 1.6.13-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-6587
- openafs Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.6.7-1ubuntu1.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6587
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Exploit prediction
1.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
-
debian.org
/security/2015/dsa-3320
vendor-advisory
-
openafs.org
/pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2015-006.txt
vendor-advisory
-
lists.openafs.org
/pipermail/openafs-announce/2015/000486.html
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
- openafs.org /dl/openafs/1.6.13/RELNOTES-1.6.13
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-6587
- NVD CVE-2015-6587
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