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CVE-2016-4536

Published: May 13, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-200
NVD MITRE
5.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.3%
Top 33.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

n/an/a
openafsopenafs
On-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
openafsoss-projectOperating Systemsaka openafs

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://www.openafs.org/pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2016-002.txt
openafs.org
https://www.openafs.org/dl/openafs/1.6.17/RELNOTES-1.6.17
openafs.org
https://lists.openafs.org/pipermail/openafs-announce/2016/000496.html
lists.openafs.org

Timeline

Published
May 13, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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