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CVE-2015-8762

Publication date 27 March 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.9 · Medium

Score breakdown

The EAP-PWD module in FreeRADIUS 3.0 through 3.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and server crash) via a zero-length EAP-PWD packet.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
freeradius 15.10 wily
Not affected
15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected

Notes

sbeattie

EAP-PWD module not enabled in default configuration

mdeslaur

3.0+ only

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.9 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H