CVE-2019-17185 is a Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability affecting FreeRADIUS versions 3.0.x before 3.0.20, including specific OpenSUSE and Leap distributions. The flaw stems from the EAP-pwd module's concurrent use of a global OpenSSL BN_CTX instance, leading to crashes when multiple EAP-pwd handshakes are initiated simultaneously. Rated 7.5 HIGH on CVSS, this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, resulting in a complete loss of availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.0.0, < 3.0.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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