CVE-2017-10978

N/A
Published: July 17, 2017 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:01 AM UTC
8 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux Server

Using N/A by N/A?

Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect N/A - before attackers find them.

Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%

Description

An FR-GV-201 issue in FreeRADIUS 2.x before 2.2.10 and 3.x before 3.0.15 allows "Read / write overflow in make_secret()" and a denial of service.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.0 ≤ v < 2.2.103.0.0 ≤ v < 3.0.15
Affected range stops below 2.2.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.0.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (6)

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
http://freeradius.org/security/fuzzer-2017.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3930
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99893
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038914
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1759
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2389

CVSS

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

Get alerted

Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack

Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.

Free plan, no card