NULL pointer dereference in FreeRADIUS - CVE-2015-8762
Published: March 27, 2017 / Updated: January 26, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39361
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8762
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a zero-length EAP-PWD packet.
Affected software
FreeRADIUS
How to mitigate CVE-2015-8762
Install update from vendor's website.