9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.0
CVE-2017-10984
FreeRADIUS Write Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

July 17, 2017, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-10984 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Freeradius freeradius
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
A vulnerability in FreeRADIUS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code; this can be remediated by updating the affected packages.
  • Update the FreeRADIUS packages.
  • Reboot the system if required by the update.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-10984 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-10984 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-10984 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-10984 vulnerability over time.

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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://freeradius.org/security/fuzzer-2017.html
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3930
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99876
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2389
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2389 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3930 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 02, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99876 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://freeradius.org/security/fuzzer-2017.html No Types Assigned http://freeradius.org/security/fuzzer-2017.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An FR-GV-301 issue in FreeRADIUS 3.x before 3.0.15 allows "Write overflow in data2vp_wimax()" and a denial of service. 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.
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

27.81 }} -12.87%

score

0.96038

percentile