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CVE-2009-1251
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…
High10.0EPSS 6.4%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.4% · top 6.2% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (11)
- ADV-2011-0117 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.openafs.org/security/OPENAFS-SA-2009-001.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.openafs.org/security/openafs-sa-2009-001.patch (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2009-0984 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:099 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 34407 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 34655 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1768 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- GLSA-201101-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 34684 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 42896 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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