CVE-2019-11235: Critical severity FreeRADIUS freeradius vulnerability

Published Apr 3, 2019
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Updated

A vulnerability was found in FreeRadius. An invalid curve attack allows an attacker to authenticate as any user (without knowing the password). The problem is that on the reception of an EAP-PWD Commit frame, FreeRADIUS doesn't verify whether the received elliptic curve point is valid.

Other sources

FreeRADIUS before 3.0.19 mishandles the "each participant verifies that the received scalar is within a range, and that the received group element is a valid point on the curve being used" protection mechanism, aka a "Dragonblood" issue, a similar issue to CVE-2019-9498 and CVE-2019-9499.

MITRE

Affected Software

14 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/freeradius<3.0.19
3.0.19
FreeRADIUS freeradius<3.0.19
Fedoraproject Fedora
redhat Enterprise Linux=7.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=7.6
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=7.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=7.6
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus=7.6
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=7.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.04
openSUSE Leap=15.0
debian/freeradius
3.0.21+dfsg-2.2+deb11u13.0.21+dfsg-2.2+deb11u23.2.1+dfsg-4+deb12u13.2.7+dfsg-1+deb13u23.2.8+dfsg-1

Event History

Apr 21, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:40 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:40 PM
Description
Apr 22, 2019
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:29 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Feb 20, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·10:20 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Debian·10:21 PM
DescriptionAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·10:21 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-11235?

CVE-2019-11235 has a high severity level due to its potential to allow an attacker to authenticate as any user.

2

How do I fix CVE-2019-11235?

To fix CVE-2019-11235, upgrade FreeRADIUS to version 3.0.21 or later.

3

Which FreeRADIUS versions are affected by CVE-2019-11235?

CVE-2019-11235 affects FreeRADIUS versions prior to 3.0.21.

4

What type of attack does CVE-2019-11235 involve?

CVE-2019-11235 involves an invalid curve attack that exploits EAP-PWD Commit frame handling.

5

Is CVE-2019-11235 exploitable remotely?

Yes, CVE-2019-11235 is exploitable remotely without requiring physical access to the server.

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