Off-by-one error in afs_pioctl.c in OpenAFS before 1.6.16 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory overwrite and system crash) via a pioctl with an input buffer size of 4096 bytes
Published May 13, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
Off-by-one error in afs_pioctl.c in OpenAFS before 1.6.16 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory overwrite and system crash) via a pioctl with an input buffer size of 4096 bytes.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00361) | 27.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00361) | 27.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00040) | 9.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://git.openafs.org/?p=openafs.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2ef863720da4d9f368aaca0461c672a3008195ca x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3569 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://www.openafs.org/dl/1.6.16/RELNOTES-1.6.16 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.openafs.org/?p=openafs.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2ef863720da4d9f368aaca0461c672a3008195ca | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3569 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.openafs.org/dl/1.6.16/RELNOTES-1.6.16 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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