CVE-2014-2015

7.5 · HIGH

Published Nov 2, 2014 freeradius CWE-119 EPSS 3.91% (90th pctl) AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Overview

CVE-2014-2015 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting freeradius freeradius. It was published on November 2, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the normify function in the rlm_pap module (modules/rlm_pap/rlm_pap.c) in FreeRADIUS 2.x, possibly 2.2.3 and earlier, and 3.x, possibly 3.0.1 and earlier, might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long password hash, as demonstrated by an SSHA hash.

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

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-bugbusters/2014-February/000610.html Ref lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-bugbusters/2014-February/000612.html Ref lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-bugbusters/2014-February/000616.html Ref rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1287.html Ref ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2122-1 Ref www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/18/3 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/65581 Ref bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1066761 Ref lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-bugbusters/2014-February/000610.html Ref lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-bugbusters/2014-February/000612.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-2015?

CVE-2014-2015 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting freeradius freeradius. It was published on November 2, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-2015?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-2015?

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