CVE-2017-11670 Memory corruption in n/a
A remote attacker can crash the eapmd5pass process by sending specially crafted network traffic due to an out-of-bounds read and write flaw.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-11670?
CVE-2017-11670 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A length validation (leading to out-of-bounds read and write) flaw was found in the way eapmd5pass 1.4 handled network traffic in the extract_eapusername function. A remote attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the eapmd5pass process by generating specially crafted network traffic.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11670?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Eapmd5pass Project Eapmd5pass.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11670?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11670 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-2017-11670 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11670 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3hv8-3v7j-3c69.