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CVE-2017-17432

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 3.05%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-12-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2017-17432
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
3.05%

Original NVD 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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