CVE-2004-0131: Medium severity GNU radius vulnerability

Published Mar 3, 2004
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Updated

The radprintrequest function in logger.c for GNU Radius daemon (radiusd) before 1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a UDP packet with an Acct-Status-Type attribute without a value and no Acct-Session-Id attribute, which causes a null dereference.

Affected Software

1 affected component
GNU radius=1.1

Remediation

Event History

Mar 3, 2004
CVE Published
05:00 AM
Sep 1, 2004
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0131?

CVE-2004-0131 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.

2

How do I fix CVE-2004-0131?

To fix CVE-2004-0131, upgrade to GNU Radius version 1.2 or later.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2004-0131?

GNU Radius daemon versions prior to 1.2 are affected by CVE-2004-0131.

4

What type of attack does CVE-2004-0131 allow?

CVE-2004-0131 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending specially crafted UDP packets.

5

What impact does CVE-2004-0131 have on the system?

CVE-2004-0131 can lead to a crash of the GNU Radius daemon, resulting in service downtime.

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