CVE-2007-0080 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.6 Published Updated

Local administrators with write access to configuration files can trigger a buffer overflow in FreeRadius to execute arbitrary code.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2007-0080?

CVE-2007-0080 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jan 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in the SMB_Connect_Server function in FreeRadius 1.1.3 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary code related to the server desthost field of an SMB_Handle_Type instance. NOTE: the impact of this issue has been disputed by a reliable third party and the vendor, who states that exploitation is limited "only to local administrators who have write access to the server configuration files." CVE concurs with the dispute

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0080?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Freeradius Freeradius.

How do I fix CVE-2007-0080?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2007-0080 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0080 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-0080, GHSA-fgqw-4gx5-mwr9.

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