FreeRADIUS up to 3.0.8 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in FreeRADIUS up to 3.0.8. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-8764. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in FreeRADIUS up to 3.0.8 (Network Authentication Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Off-by-one error in the EAP-PWD module in FreeRADIUS 3.0 through 3.0.8, which triggers a buffer overflow.

The bug was discovered 01/08/2016. The weakness was published 03/27/2017 (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-8764 since 01/08/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 444 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Similar entries are available at VDB-98943 and VDB-98944. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/08/2016 🔍
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03/27/2017 +444 days 🔍
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03/28/2017 +1 days 🔍
09/14/2020 +1266 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-8764 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8764
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98945
OSVDB: - CVE-2015-8764 - FreeRADIUS - Buffer Overflow Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2017 22:08
Updated: 09/14/2020 18:21
Changes: 03/28/2017 22:08 (57), 09/14/2020 18:21 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:1B7:103

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