CVE-2014-2015

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.89% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-bugbusters/2014-February/000616.html mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/18/3 mailing list patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1287.html vendor advisory
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-bugbusters/2014-February/000612.html mailing list
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2122-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-bugbusters/2014-February/000610.html mailing list exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65581 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1066761

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2015?
CVE-2014-2015 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-2015?
To fix CVE-2014-2015, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-2015 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-2015 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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