VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-8762
The EAP-PWD module in FreeRADIUS 3.0 through 3.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and server crash) via a zero-length EAP-PWD packet.
MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 1.61%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.61%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The EAP-PWD module in FreeRADIUS 3.0 through 3.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and server crash) via a zero-length EAP-PWD packet.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.61% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- freeradius/freeradius
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://freeradius.org/security.html#eap-pwd-2015Not Applicable
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/08/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://freeradius.org/security.html#eap-pwd-2015Not Applicable
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/08/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.