PT-2018-13785 · Openafs · Openafs

Jeffrey Altman · Published 2018-09-12 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2018-16947

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenAFS versions prior to 1.6.23 OpenAFS versions 1.8.x prior to 1.8.2

Description An issue in the backup tape controller process allows unauthenticated RPCs, resulting in operations being performed with administrator credentials. This includes dumping and restoring volume contents and manipulating the backup database. An unauthenticated attacker can replace any volume's content with arbitrary data.

Recommendations For OpenAFS versions prior to 1.6.23, update to version 1.6.23 or later. For OpenAFS versions 1.8.x prior to 1.8.2, update to version 1.8.2 or later.

Fix

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-16947

DLA-1513-1

DSA-4302-1

MGASA-2019-0021

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11113-1

Affected Products

Openafs

References · 23

• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-16947 · Vendor Advisory
• http://openafs.org/pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2018-001.txt · Vendor Advisory
• https://debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4302 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2019-0021 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16947 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-4302-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16947 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16947 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-16947 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16947 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-1513-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:11113-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0021.html · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16947 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00024.html · Note