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CVE-2004-0960

First published: Wed 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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
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
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=3.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=3.0
Red Hat Fedora Core=core_2.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2004-0960?

    CVE-2004-0960 has a severity rating that indicates a denial of service vulnerability affecting FreeRADIUS.

  • How do I fix CVE-2004-0960?

    To fix CVE-2004-0960, upgrade FreeRADIUS to version 1.0.1 or later.

  • 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.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2004-0960?

    CVE-2004-0960 is a denial of service vulnerability caused by malformed vendor-specific attributes.

  • Can CVE-2004-0960 be exploited remotely?

    Yes, CVE-2004-0960 can be exploited remotely by attackers sending specially crafted requests.

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