CVE-2017-10979 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger a write overflow in FreeRADIUS, causing a daemon crash or potentially executing arbitrary code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-10979?
CVE-2017-10979 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10979?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freeradius Freeradius.
How do I fix CVE-2017-10979?
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-2017-10979 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10979 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-10979, GHSA-2fq2-g36f-p2xf, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10979.