First published: Thu Dec 31 2015(Updated: )
A vulnerability was found in pam_radius : the password length check was done incorrectly in the add_password() function, resulting in a stack based buffer overflow. This could be used to crash (DoS) an application using the PAM stack for authentication.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
redhat/pam_radius | <2.0.0 | 2.0.0 |
ubuntu/libpam-radius-auth | <1.3.17-0ubuntu5.18.04.1 | 1.3.17-0ubuntu5.18.04.1 |
ubuntu/libpam-radius-auth | <1.3.17-0ubuntu5.19.10.1 | 1.3.17-0ubuntu5.19.10.1 |
ubuntu/libpam-radius-auth | <1.3.17-0ubuntu4+ | 1.3.17-0ubuntu4+ |
ubuntu/libpam-radius-auth | <1.3.17-0ubuntu4.1 | 1.3.17-0ubuntu4.1 |
debian/libpam-radius-auth | 2.0.0-1 2.0.1-2 | |
FreeRADIUS | =1.4.0 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =9.0 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =12.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =18.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =19.10 |
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CVE-2015-9542 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to the potential for denial of service (DoS) through a stack-based buffer overflow.
To fix CVE-2015-9542, update pam_radius to version 2.0.0 or later for Red Hat systems, or libpam-radius-auth to the appropriate patched version for Ubuntu or Debian systems.
CVE-2015-9542 affects versions of pam_radius prior to 2.0.0 and libpam-radius-auth versions prior to their respective patched releases in Ubuntu and Debian.
CVE-2015-9542 can lead to crashes of applications using the PAM stack for authentication, resulting in a denial of service condition.
Yes, CVE-2015-9542 can be exploited remotely if an attacker can authenticate against a system using the vulnerable PAM configuration.