Buffer overflow in Freeradius
CVE-2017-10978
An FR-GV-201 issue in FreeRADIUS 2.x before 2.2.10 and 3.x before 3.0.15 allows "Read / write overflow in make_secret()" and a denial of service.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.038 (89.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.038 · newest: 0.038 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Freeradius
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 7.4, 7.6, 7.7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus — versions 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Tus — versions 7.4, 7.6, 7.7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038914 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99893 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1759 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3930 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2389 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- freeradius.org/security/fuzzer-2017.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-10978?
- CVE-2017-10978 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freeradius, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-07-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-10978?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.