CVE-2017-10979
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 19.9%
Description
An FR-GV-202 issue in FreeRADIUS 2.x before 2.2.10 allows "Write overflow in rad_coalesce()" - this allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
How to fix CVE-2017-10979
To remediate CVE-2017-10979, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/freeradius—upgrade to 3.0.12+dfsg-3 or later
Is CVE-2017-10979 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 19.9%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.0.12+dfsg-3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |