CVE-2017-10979 describes a critical write overflow vulnerability in FreeRADIUS 2.x versions prior to 2.2.10. This flaw, identified as FR-GV-202, allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by crashing the daemon or potentially execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation is confirmed, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.0:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.0:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.