Information disclosure in FreeRADIUS - CVE-2022-41859
Published: December 27, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU70504
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41859
CWE-ID: CWE-200
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 gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the compute_password_element() function leaks information about the password. A remote attacker can substantially reduce
the size of an offline dictionary attack and brute-force passwords.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-41859
Install updates from vendor's website.