CVE-2008-2441 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote authenticated users can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted RADIUS EAP packets in Cisco Secure ACS.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2008-2441?

CVE-2008-2441 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Sep 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cisco Secure ACS 3.x before 3.3(4) Build 12 patch 7, 4.0.x, 4.1.x before 4.1(4) Build 13 Patch 11, and 4.2.x before 4.2(0) Build 124 Patch 4 does not properly handle an EAP Response packet in which the value of the length field exceeds the actual packet length, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CSRadius and CSAuth service crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted RADIUS (1) EAP-Response/Identity, (2) EAP-Response/MD5, or (3) EAP-Response/TLS Message Attribute packet.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2441?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cisco Secure Access Control Server, Cisco Secure Acs.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2441?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2441 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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

Is CVE-2008-2441 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2441 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m2jf-55j5-5wxj.

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