What is the severity of CVE-2015-6587?

CVE-2015-6587 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2015-6587?

To fix CVE-2015-6587, you should upgrade to OpenAFS version 1.6.13 or later.

Who is affected by CVE-2015-6587?

CVE-2015-6587 affects remote authenticated users of OpenAFS versions before 1.6.13.

What impact does CVE-2015-6587 have?

The impact of CVE-2015-6587 can result in an out-of-bounds read and crash of the vlserver.

What versions of Debian are affected by CVE-2015-6587?

Debian Linux versions 7.0 and 8.0 are affected by CVE-2015-6587.

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CVE-2015-6587

medium

CWE

119

2/9/2015

6/8/2024

CVE-2015-6587: Buffer Overflow

First published: Wed Sep 02 2015(Updated: )

The vlserver in OpenAFS before 1.6.13 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted regular expression in a VL_ListAttributesN2 RPC.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
OpenAFS	<=1.6.12
Debian Debian Linux	=7.0
Debian Debian Linux	=8.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-6587?
CVE-2015-6587 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6587?
To fix CVE-2015-6587, you should upgrade to OpenAFS version 1.6.13 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2015-6587?
CVE-2015-6587 affects remote authenticated users of OpenAFS versions before 1.6.13.
What impact does CVE-2015-6587 have?
The impact of CVE-2015-6587 can result in an out-of-bounds read and crash of the vlserver.
What versions of Debian are affected by CVE-2015-6587?
Debian Linux versions 7.0 and 8.0 are affected by CVE-2015-6587.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-6587?
CVE-2015-6587 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6587?
To fix CVE-2015-6587, you should upgrade to OpenAFS version 1.6.13 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2015-6587?
CVE-2015-6587 affects remote authenticated users of OpenAFS versions before 1.6.13.
What impact does CVE-2015-6587 have?
The impact of CVE-2015-6587 can result in an out-of-bounds read and crash of the vlserver.
What versions of Debian are affected by CVE-2015-6587?
Debian Linux versions 7.0 and 8.0 are affected by CVE-2015-6587.