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CVE-2015-3285

The pioctl for the OSD FS command in OpenAFS before 1.6.13 uses the wrong pointer when writing the results of the RPC, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and kernel panic) via a crafted OSD FS command.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2015-3285 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from openafs organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2015-08-12T14:59:18.650

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	openafs	openafs	≤ 1.6.12	Yes

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3320 ([email protected])
http://www.openafs.org/pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2015-004.txt Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033262 ([email protected])
https://lists.openafs.org/pipermail/openafs-announce/2015/000486.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.openafs.org/dl/openafs/1.6.13/RELNOTES-1.6.13 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3320 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openafs.org/pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2015-004.txt Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033262 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.openafs.org/pipermail/openafs-announce/2015/000486.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.openafs.org/dl/openafs/1.6.13/RELNOTES-1.6.13 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For openafs's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.