CVE-2015-9542
Pam Radius Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description
add_password in pam_radius_auth.c in pam_radius 1.4.0 does not correctly check the length of the input password, and is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow during memcpy(). An attacker could send a crafted password to an application (loading the pam_radius library) and crash it. Arbitrary code execution might be possible, depending on the application, C library, compiler, and other factors.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 24, 2020, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 14, 2020, 2:28 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2015-9542
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2015-9542.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2015-9542 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/FreeRADIUS/pam_radius/commit/01173ec2426627dbb1e0d96c06c3ffa0b14d36d0 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00023.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00000.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4290-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4290-2/ | Third Party Advisory |
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Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 14, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00000.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4290-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4290-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4290-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4290-2/ Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 01, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00000.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 17, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4290-2/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 04, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4290-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 25, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2015-9542 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2015-9542 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/FreeRADIUS/pam_radius/commit/01173ec2426627dbb1e0d96c06c3ffa0b14d36d0 No Types Assigned https://github.com/FreeRADIUS/pam_radius/commit/01173ec2426627dbb1e0d96c06c3ffa0b14d36d0 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00023.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00023.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-787 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:pam_radius:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-9542 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-9542
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.40 }} -0.17%
score
0.73730
percentile