VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.26%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.26%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- 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
- 1.26% probability · 68th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125, CWE-787
- Affected
- eapmd5pass project/eapmd5pass
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/31/3Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/31/3Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.