CVE-2001-1376 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the digest calculation function of various RADIUS implementations, including FreeRADIUS, Lucent, and GNU RADIUS. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by manipulating shared secret data. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ascend:radius:1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.92.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:radius:0.92.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.93CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:radius:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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