High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 6, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-17432

Description

OpenAFS 1.x before 1.6.22 does not properly validate Rx ack packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash or application crash) via crafted fields, as demonstrated by an integer underflow and assertion failure for a small MTU value.

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Affected products

Openafs/Openafs2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=1.0,<1.6.22
- (no CPE)range: <1.6.22
Debian/linux2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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References

bugs.debian.org/883602nvdIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4067nvdThird Party Advisory
www.openafs.org/pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2017-001.txtnvdVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00016.htmlnvd

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