CVE-2014-4044 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in OpenAFS via TMAY requests due to improper clearing of host structure fields.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-4044?
CVE-2014-4044 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jun 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenAFS 1.6.8 does not properly clear the fields in the host structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access and crash) via unspecified vectors related to TMAY requests.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4044?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openafs Openafs.
How do I fix CVE-2014-4044?
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-2014-4044 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4044 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4044, GHSA-j7c9-hww5-4m7j.