CVE-2009-1250 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the OpenAFS client on Linux by sending a crafted RX response with a large error code, causing a null pointer dereference.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-1250?
CVE-2009-1250 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Apr 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The cache manager in the client in OpenAFS 1.0 through 1.4.8 and 1.5.0 through 1.5.58, and IBM AFS 3.6 before Patch 19, on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an RX response with a large error-code value that is interpreted as a pointer and dereferenced, related to use of the ERR_PTR macro.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1250?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Afs, Openafs Openafs.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1250?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2009-1250 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1250 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1250, GHSA-cpqp-v482-xxhg.