CVE-2017-10984 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger a write overflow in FreeRADIUS to crash the daemon or potentially execute 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-2017-10984?
CVE-2017-10984 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-301 issue in FreeRADIUS 3.x before 3.0.15 allows "Write overflow in data2vp_wimax()" - 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-2017-10984?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freeradius Freeradius.
How do I fix CVE-2017-10984?
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-2017-10984 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10984 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-10984, GHSA-rhjh-xx2h-53xh.