CVE-2017-10987

Description

An FR-GV-304 issue in FreeRADIUS 3.x before 3.0.15 allows "DHCP - Buffer over-read in fr_dhcp_decode_suboptions()" and a denial of service.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.07% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory freeradius.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99970 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3930 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2389 vendor advisory
http://freeradius.org/security/fuzzer-2017.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-10987?
CVE-2017-10987 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-10987?
To fix CVE-2017-10987, 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-2017-10987 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-10987 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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