7.5
CWE
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Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2017-10980

First published: Fri Jul 07 2017(Updated: )

An FR-GV-203 issue in FreeRADIUS 2.x before 2.2.10 allows "DHCP - Memory leak in decode_tlv()" and a denial of service.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/freeradius<2.2.10
2.2.10
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.0.0
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.0.0-pre1
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.0.0-pre2
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.0.1
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.0.2
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.0.3
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.0.4
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.0.5
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.1.0
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.1.1
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.1.2
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.1.3
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.1.4
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.1.6
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.1.7
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.1.8
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.1.9
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.1.10
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.1.11
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.1.12
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.2.0
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.2.1
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.2.2
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.2.3
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.2.4
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.2.5
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.2.6
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.2.7
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.2.8
FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS=2.2.9

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2017-10980?

    CVE-2017-10980 has a high severity, leading to potential denial of service due to a memory leak.

  • How do I fix CVE-2017-10980?

    To fix CVE-2017-10980, upgrade FreeRADIUS to version 2.2.10 or later.

  • What are the affected versions of FreeRADIUS for CVE-2017-10980?

    Affected versions of FreeRADIUS include all versions before 2.2.10 and specifically include 2.0.0 through 2.2.9.

  • What is the potential impact of CVE-2017-10980 on my network?

    CVE-2017-10980 may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service by exhausting memory resources.

  • How was CVE-2017-10980 discovered?

    CVE-2017-10980 was discovered due to a memory leak in the decode_tlv() function when processing certain DHCP packets.

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