#VU7555 Memory leak in FreeRADIUS - CVE-2017-10981

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#VU7555 Memory leak in FreeRADIUS - CVE-2017-10981

Published: July 18, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7555
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10981
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
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 memory leak in fr_dhcp_decode() function when processing DHCP packets. A remote attacker on local network can send specially crafted DHCP packets with malicious options  to vulnerable system and trigger denial of service attack.


Remediation

Update to version 2.2.10.

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