CVE-2004-0960: Medium severity FreeRADIUS freeradius vulnerability
Published Oct 20, 2004
·Updated
FreeRADIUS before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (core dump) via malformed USR vendor-specific attributes (VSA) that cause a memcpy operation with a -1 argument.
Affected Software
14 affected components
FreeRADIUS freeradius=0.2
FreeRADIUS freeradius=0.3
FreeRADIUS freeradius=0.4
FreeRADIUS freeradius=0.5
FreeRADIUS freeradius=0.8
FreeRADIUS freeradius=0.8.1
FreeRADIUS freeradius=0.9
FreeRADIUS freeradius=0.9.1
FreeRADIUS freeradius=0.9.2
FreeRADIUS freeradius=0.9.3
FreeRADIUS freeradius=1.0.0
redhat Enterprise Linux=3.0
redhat Enterprise Linux=3.0
redhat Fedora Core=core_2.0
Remediation
Patch Available
Event History
Oct 20, 2004
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2004-0960?
CVE-2004-0960 has a severity rating that indicates a denial of service vulnerability affecting FreeRADIUS.
2
How do I fix CVE-2004-0960?
To fix CVE-2004-0960, upgrade FreeRADIUS to version 1.0.1 or later.
3
What versions of FreeRADIUS are affected by CVE-2004-0960?
CVE-2004-0960 affects FreeRADIUS versions prior to 1.0.1, including 0.2 through 0.9.3.
4
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2004-0960?
CVE-2004-0960 is a denial of service vulnerability caused by malformed vendor-specific attributes.
5
Can CVE-2004-0960 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2004-0960 can be exploited remotely by attackers sending specially crafted requests.