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CVE-2007-2028

5.0 · MEDIUM

Memory leak in freeRADIUS 1.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of EAP-TTLS tunnel connections using malformed Diameter form…

Published Apr 13, 2007freeradiusEPSS 2.48%

Overview

CVE-2007-2028 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting freeradius freeradius. It was published on April 13, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Memory leak in freeRADIUS 1.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of EAP-TTLS tunnel connections using malformed Diameter format attributes, which causes the authentication request to be rejected but does not reclaim VALUE_PAIR data structures.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from freeradius. Update freeradius to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
freeradiusfreeradius0Affected

References

Refrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0338.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/24849Refsecunia.com/advisories/24907Refsecunia.com/advisories/24917Refsecunia.com/advisories/24996Refsecunia.com/advisories/25201Refsecunia.com/advisories/25220Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-14.xmlRefwww.freeradius.org/security.htmlRefwww.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:085

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-2028?

CVE-2007-2028 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting freeradius freeradius. It was published on April 13, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2007-2028?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2007-2028?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from freeradius. Update freeradius to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2007-2028?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2007-2028 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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