Vulnerability in Freeradius

CVE-2019-17185

In FreeRADIUS 3.0.x before 3.0.20, the EAP-pwd module used a global OpenSSL BN_CTX instance to handle all handshakes. This mean multiple threads use the same BN_CTX instance concurrently, resulting in crashes when concurrent EAP-pwd handsh…

EPSS: 0.022 (80.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17185?
CVE-2019-17185 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freeradius, classified under Improper Synchronization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-03-21.
How severe is CVE-2019-17185?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-17185 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.