4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2007-6599
OpenAFS Fileserver Denial of Service Race Condition
Description

Race condition in fileserver in OpenAFS 1.3.50 through 1.4.5 and 1.5.0 through 1.5.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by simultaneously acquiring and giving back file callbacks, which causes the handler for the GiveUpAllCallBacks RPC to perform linked-list operations without the host_glock lock.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 4, 2008, 2:46 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 26, 2018, 2:18 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-6599 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Openafs openafs
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-6599.

URL Resource
http://lists.openafs.org/pipermail/openafs-announce/2007/000220.html Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28327 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28401 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28433 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28636 Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-04.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1458 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:207 Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.openafs.org/security/OPENAFS-SA-2007-003.txt Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27132 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0046 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-6599 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 26, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1458 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1458 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html No Types Assigned http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.openafs.org/pipermail/openafs-announce/2007/000220.html No Types Assigned http://lists.openafs.org/pipermail/openafs-announce/2007/000220.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openafs.org/security/OPENAFS-SA-2007-003.txt No Types Assigned http://www.openafs.org/security/OPENAFS-SA-2007-003.txt Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-04.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-04.xml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:207 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:207 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/28327 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/28327 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/28636 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/28636 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27132 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27132 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0046 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0046 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/28433 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/28433 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/28401 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/28401 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.3.5 *cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.4.5 *cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.5.27 OR *cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.3.50 up to (including) 1.4.5 *cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.5.0 up to (including) 1.5.27
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 04, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-6599 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-6599 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

7.27 }} 0.58%

score

0.94231

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
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