CVE-2015-7763 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 6 Nov 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information from OpenAFS Rx packets via replay attacks or network sniffing due to improper padding initialization.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2015-7763?

CVE-2015-7763 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Nov 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

rx/rx.c in OpenAFS 1.5.75 through 1.5.78, 1.6.x before 1.6.15, and 1.7.x before 1.7.33 does not properly initialize padding at the end of an Rx acknowledgement (ACK) packet, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by (1) conducting a replay attack or (2) sniffing the network.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7763?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openafs Openafs.

How do I fix CVE-2015-7763?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-7763 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7763 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7763, GHSA-jfjc-3x9j-qg99, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7763.