CVE-2009-3111: Medium severity freeradius vulnerability

Published Sep 9, 2009
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Updated

The raddecode function in FreeRADIUS before 1.1.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (radiusd crash) via zero-length Tunnel-Password attributes, as demonstrated by a certain module in VulnDisco Pack Professional 7.6 through 8.11. NOTE: this is a regression error related to CVE-2003-0967.

Affected Software

21 affected components
FreeRADIUS freeradius<=1.1.7
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
FreeRADIUS freeradius=1.0.1
FreeRADIUS freeradius=1.0.2
FreeRADIUS freeradius=1.0.3
FreeRADIUS freeradius=1.0.4
FreeRADIUS freeradius=1.0.5
FreeRADIUS freeradius=1.1.0
FreeRADIUS freeradius=1.1.3
FreeRADIUS freeradius=1.1.5
FreeRADIUS freeradius=1.1.6

Event History

Sep 9, 2009
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3111?

CVE-2009-3111 has a severity rating that indicates it can lead to denial of service attacks due to crashes in the FreeRADIUS server.

2

How do I fix CVE-2009-3111?

To fix CVE-2009-3111, upgrade to FreeRADIUS version 1.1.8 or later.

3

What is affected by CVE-2009-3111?

CVE-2009-3111 affects FreeRADIUS versions prior to 1.1.8.

4

Can CVE-2009-3111 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2009-3111 can be exploited remotely via zero-length Tunnel-Password attributes.

5

What kind of impact does CVE-2009-3111 have?

CVE-2009-3111 can cause the radiusd server to crash, leading to service unavailability.

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