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CVE-2013-1794

Buffer overflow in certain client utilities in OpenAFS before 1.6.2 allows remote authenticated...

6.5 MediumFix available

Buffer overflow in certain client utilities in OpenAFS before 1.6.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long fileserver ACL entry.

Exploit likelihood

3.38%Down 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

Buffer overflow in certain client utilities in OpenAFS before 1.6.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long fileserver ACL entry.

Record
CVE-2013-1794
CVSS 2.0
6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in certain client utilities in OpenAFS before 1.6.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long fileserver ACL entry.

Record
CVE-2013-1794
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-1818 No score

Buffer overflow in certain client utilities in OpenAFS before 1.6.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long fileserver ACL entry.

Record
EUVD-2013-1818
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gjvw-c69w-xg78 No score

Buffer overflow in certain client utilities in OpenAFS before 1.6.2 allows remote authenticated...

Buffer overflow in certain client utilities in OpenAFS before 1.6.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long fileserver ACL entry.

Record
GHSA-gjvw-c69w-xg78
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Buffer overflow in certain client utilities in OpenAFS before 1.6.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long fileserver ACL entry.

Record
CVE-2013-1794
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-1794 No score

Buffer overflow in certain client utilities in OpenAFS before 1.6.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long fileserver ACL entry.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1794
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
openafs
Debian:12
before 1.6.1-3
1.6.1-3
openafs
Debian:13
before 1.6.1-3
1.6.1-3
openafs
Debian:6.0
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 1.4.12.1+dfsg-4+squeeze1, plus listed versions
1.4.12.1+dfsg-31.4.12.1+dfsg-41.4.12.1+dfsg-4~bpo50+1
1.4.12.1+dfsg-4+squeeze1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-1794 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Openafs, published March 4, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.38%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in openafs 1.6.1-3.

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