Buffer overflow in Freeradius
CVE-2017-10979
An FR-GV-202 issue in FreeRADIUS 2.x before 2.2.10 allows "Write overflow in rad_coalesce()" - this allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.070 (93.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Freeradius — versions 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-10979?
- CVE-2017-10979 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Freeradius, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-07-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-10979?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-10979 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.