Out-of-bounds Write Affecting freeradius package, versions <2.1.12+dfsg-1.2ubuntu8.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
7.04% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-FREERADIUS-322478
  • published17 Jul 2017
  • 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 Ubuntu:14.04 freeradius to version 2.1.12+dfsg-1.2ubuntu8.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freeradius package and not the freeradius package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 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.