CVE-2018-16949

Published Sep 12, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in OpenAFS before 1.6.23 and 1.8.x before 1.8.2. Several data types used as RPC input variables were implemented as unbounded array types, limited only by the inherent 32-bit length field to 4 GB. An unauthenticated attacker could send, or claim to send, large input values and consume server resources waiting for those inputs, denying service to other valid connections.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1513-1 openafs security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4302-1 openafs security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-8737 An issue was discovered in OpenAFS before 1.6.23 and 1.8.x before 1.8.2. Several data types used as RPC input variables were implemented as unbounded array types, limited only by the inherent 32-bit length field to 4 GB. An unauthenticated attacker could send, or claim to send, large input values and consume server resources waiting for those inputs, denying service to other valid connections.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 10:39 AM
Reserved
Sep 11, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 12, 2018, 1:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:45 AM