VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-10982
An FR-GV-205 issue in FreeRADIUS 2.x before 2.2.10 allows "DHCP - Buffer over-read in fr_dhcp_decode_options()" and a denial of service.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.84%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.84%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An FR-GV-205 issue in FreeRADIUS 2.x before 2.2.10 allows "DHCP - Buffer over-read in fr_dhcp_decode_options()" and a denial of service.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.84% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- freeradius/freeradius
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://freeradius.org/security/fuzzer-2017.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3930
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99912
- 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/99912
- 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, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.