CVE-2009-1251 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2009-1251?

CVE-2009-1251 is a critical memory corruption 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

Heap-based buffer overflow in the cache manager in the client in OpenAFS 1.0 through 1.4.8 and 1.5.0 through 1.5.58 on Unix platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an RX response containing more data than specified in a request, related to use of XDR arrays.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1251?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Openafs Openafs, Unix Unix.

How do I fix CVE-2009-1251?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2009-1251 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1251 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2024-10394 Theft of credentials in Unix client PAGs High 8.4
• CVE-2024-10397 Preallocated buffer overflows in XDR responses High 7.7
• CVE-2019-18601 Denial of service in n/a High 7.5
• CVE-2011-0430 Use after free in n/a High 7.5
• CVE-2007-1507 Privilege escalation in n/a High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1251, GHSA-2xj8-3jr2-7qw3.