VulnerabilityModified
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.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 7.04%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.04%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 7.04% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- freeradius/freeradius
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://freeradius.org/security/fuzzer-2017.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3930
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99901
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038914Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1759
- http://freeradius.org/security/fuzzer-2017.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3930
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99901
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038914Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1759
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.