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A vulnerability was found in GNU FreeRADIUS 1.0.3/1.0.4 (Network Authentication Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file sql_unixodbc.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
Off-by-one error in the sql_error function in sql_unixodbc.c in FreeRADIUS 1.0.2.5-5, and possibly other versions including 1.0.4, might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by causing the external database query to fail. NOTE: this single issue is part of a larger-scale disclosure, originally by SUSE, which reported multiple issues that were disputed by FreeRADIUS. Disputed issues included file descriptor leaks, memory disclosure, LDAP injection, and other issues. Without additional information, the most recent FreeRADIUS report is being regarded as the authoritative source for this CVE identifier.
The weakness was presented 09/08/2005 with Red Hat as Bug 167676 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-4744 since 03/28/2006. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.
The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21679 (FreeBSD : freeradius -- multiple vulnerabilities (ec2f2ff5-f710-11da-9156-000e0c2e438a)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117717 (CentOS Security Update for FreeRADIUS (CESA-2006:0271)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at ftp.freeradius.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 10 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22211) and Tenable (21679). See 1736, 1735, 1731 and 1732 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499
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Nessus ID: 21679
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : freeradius -- multiple vulnerabilities (ec2f2ff5-f710-11da-9156-000e0c2e438a)
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OpenVAS ID: 56859
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1089-1 (freeradius)
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Patch: ftp.freeradius.org
Timeline
09/08/2005 🔍09/08/2005 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: gnu.orgAdvisory: Bug 167676
Researcher: http://www.redhat.com
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-4744 (🔍)
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X-Force: 22211
SecurityFocus: 17171 - FreeRADIUS EAP-MSCHAPv2 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 16712 - FreeRADIUS Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 19321 - FreeRADIUS rlm_ldap.c Crafted Query LDAP Data Disclosure
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Entry
Created: 09/08/2005 18:11Updated: 07/04/2019 12:08
Changes: 09/08/2005 18:11 (88), 07/04/2019 12:08 (3)
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