CVE-2016-4536

Published: May 13, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

5.3

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 1.4

Source: NVD

Description

The client in OpenAFS before 1.6.17 does not properly initialize the (1) AFSStoreStatus, (2) AFSStoreVolumeStatus, (3) VldbListByAttributes, and (4) ListAddrByAttributes structures, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive memory information by leveraging access to RPC call traffic.

Affected (1)

Products: Openafs: Openafs

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Openafs Openafs	Up to 1.6.16

Related CWEs

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

References (6)

https://lists.openafs.org/pipermail/openafs-announce/2016/000496.html

Source: security@debian.org

Vendor Advisory

https://www.openafs.org/dl/openafs/1.6.17/RELNOTES-1.6.17

Source: security@debian.org

Vendor Advisory

https://www.openafs.org/pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2016-002.txt

Source: security@debian.org

Vendor Advisory

https://lists.openafs.org/pipermail/openafs-announce/2016/000496.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://www.openafs.org/dl/openafs/1.6.17/RELNOTES-1.6.17

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://www.openafs.org/pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2016-002.txt

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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