CVE-2014-2852 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause performance degradation in OpenAFS by sending invalid packets that trigger delayed thread processing.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-2852?
CVE-2014-2852 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Apr 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenAFS before 1.6.7 delays the listen thread when an RXS_CheckResponse fails, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (performance degradation) via an invalid packet.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2852?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openafs Openafs.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2852?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2014-2852 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2852 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2852, GHSA-p26q-362x-wgpw.