CVE-2017-10980

freeradius: Memory leak in decode_tlv()

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An FR-GV-203 issue in FreeRADIUS 2.x before 2.2.10 allows "DHCP - Memory leak in decode_tlv()" and a denial of service.

Un problema FR-GV-203 en FreeRADIUS versión 2.x anterior a 2.2.10, permite una "DHCP - Memory leak in decode_tlv()" y una denegación de servicio.

A memory leak flaw was found in the way FreeRADIUS server handles decoding of DHCP packets. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause the FreeRADIUS server to consume an increasing amount of memory resources over time possibly leading to a crash due to memory exhaustion.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2017-07-06 CVE Reserved
2017-07-17 CVE Published
2023-05-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-772: Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99905	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038914	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://freeradius.org/security/fuzzer-2017.html	2019-10-03

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3930	2019-10-03
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1759	2019-10-03
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10980	2017-07-18
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1468493	2017-07-18

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.0.0 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.0.0"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.0.0 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.0.0"		pre1		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.0.0 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.0.0"		pre2		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.0.1 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.0.1"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.0.2 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.0.2"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.0.3 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.0.3"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.0.4 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.0.4"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.0.5 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.0.5"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.1.0 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.1.0"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.1.1 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.1.1"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.1.2 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.1.2"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.1.3 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.1.3"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.1.4 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.1.4"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.1.6 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.1.6"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.1.7 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.1.7"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.1.8 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.1.8"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.1.9 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.1.9"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.1.10 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.1.10"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.1.11 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.1.11"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.1.12 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.1.12"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.2.0 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.2.0"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.2.1 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.2.1"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.2.2 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.2.2"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.2.3 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.2.3"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.2.4 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.2.4"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.2.5 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.2.5"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.2.6 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.2.6"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.2.7 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.2.7"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.2.8 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.2.8"		-		Affected
Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius"		Freeradius Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius"				2.2.9 Search vendor "Freeradius" for product "Freeradius" and version "2.2.9"		-		Affected