Out-of-bounds Read in Eapmd5pass Project
CVE-2017-11670
A length validation (leading to out-of-bounds read and write) flaw was found in the way eapmd5pass 1.4 handled network traffic in the extract_eapusername function. A remote attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the eapmd5pass process by generating specially crafted network traffic.
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: 0.013 (68.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Eapmd5pass Project — versions 1.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/31/3 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-11670?
- CVE-2017-11670 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eapmd5pass Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-07-31.
- How severe is CVE-2017-11670?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.