OpenAFS up to 1.6.24/1.8.12.2/1.9.1 out-of-bounds write

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in OpenAFS up to 1.6.24/1.8.12.2/1.9.1. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-10397. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in OpenAFS up to 1.6.24/1.8.12.2/1.9.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A malicious server can crash the OpenAFS cache manager and other client utilities, and possibly execute arbitrary code.

It is possible to read the advisory at openafs.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-10397 since 10/25/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/23/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 213984 (Debian dsa-5842 : libafsauthent2 - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (213984) and EUVD (EUVD-2024-33420). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Type

• File Transfer Software

Name

• OpenAFS

Version

• 1.6.0
• 1.6.1
• 1.6.2
• 1.6.3
• 1.6.4
• 1.6.5
• 1.6.6
• 1.6.7
• 1.6.8
• 1.6.9
• 1.6.10
• 1.6.11
• 1.6.12
• 1.6.13
• 1.6.14
• 1.6.15
• 1.6.16
• 1.6.17
• 1.6.18
• 1.6.19
• 1.6.20
• 1.6.21
• 1.6.22
• 1.6.23
• 1.6.24
• 1.8.12.0
• 1.8.12.1
• 1.8.12.2
• 1.9.0
• 1.9.1

License

• open-source

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