Out-of-bounds Write Affecting freeradius-krb5 package, versions <0:2.2.6-7.el6_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
16.1% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-FREERADIUSKRB5-2143968
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed17 Jul 2017

Introduced: 17 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-10979  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 freeradius-krb5 to version 0:2.2.6-7.el6_9 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freeradius-krb5 package and not the freeradius-krb5 package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.