CVE-2004-0961: Medium severity FreeRADIUS freeradius vulnerability
Published Oct 20, 2004
·Updated
Memory leak in FreeRADIUS before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a series of Access-Request packets with (1) Ascend-Send-Secret, (2) Ascend-Recv-Secret, or (3) Tunnel-Password attributes.
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-2004-0961?
CVE-2004-0961 has a severity level that can lead to denial of service due to memory exhaustion.
2
How do I fix CVE-2004-0961?
To fix CVE-2004-0961, you should upgrade FreeRADIUS to version 1.0.1 or later.
3
Which versions of FreeRADIUS are affected by CVE-2004-0961?
CVE-2004-0961 affects FreeRADIUS versions 0.2 through 1.0.0.
4
What type of attack does CVE-2004-0961 involve?
CVE-2004-0961 involves a memory leak vulnerability that can be exploited through a series of specially crafted Access-Request packets.
5
What attributes trigger the vulnerability in CVE-2004-0961?
The attributes that can trigger the vulnerability in CVE-2004-0961 are Ascend-Send-Secret, Ascend-Recv-Secret, and Tunnel-Password.