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CVE-2014-2852: openafs Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2014-2852DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2852
Published 14-04-2014Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-2852 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in openafs. EPSS estimates a 1.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.28%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
DSA-2899-1MGASA-2014-0515

Timeline

  1. 14-04-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.28%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

70%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 1.29% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.28%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • openafs< 1.6.7-1
Openafs1 product
  • openafs≤ 1.6.6 | 1.6.0 | 1.6.1 | 1.6.2 | 1.6.2.1 | 1.6.3 | 1.6.4 | 1.6.5 | 1.6.5.1 | 1.6.5.2
Ubuntu1 product
  • openafs< 1.6.7-1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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