Buffer overflow in FreeRADIUS - CVE-2017-10978

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Buffer overflow in FreeRADIUS - CVE-2017-10978

Published: July 17, 2017 / Updated: July 18, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7552
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10978
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FreeRADIUS
Software vendor:
FreeRADIUS Server Project

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in make_secret() function when processing RADIUS packets. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted RADIUS packet and crash the affected server.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service attack.


Remediation

Update to version 2.2.10 or 3.0.15.

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