Stack-based buffer overflow in FreeRADIUS - CVE-2012-3547
Published: September 18, 2012 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32753
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3547
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: FreeRADIUS Server Project
Affected software:
FreeRADIUS
FreeRADIUS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing a long "not after" timestamp in a client certificate. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-3547
Update to version 2.2.0.
Sources
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-09/0043.html
- http://freeradius.org/security.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00006.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090171.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00023.html
- http://osvdb.org/85325
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1326.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1327.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50484
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50584
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50637
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50770
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2546
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:159
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/10/2
- http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2012-06.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55483
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027509
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1585-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78408