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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.070 (94.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.070 · newest: 0.070 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Freeradius — versions 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038914 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1759 (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3930 (vendor-advisory)
- freeradius.org/security/fuzzer-2017.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99901 (vdb-entry)
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.