CVE-2017-10980 describes a memory leak vulnerability (CWE-772) in FreeRADIUS 2.x versions prior to 2.2.10, specifically within the "decode_tlv()" function during DHCP processing. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service with low attack complexity, earning a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (HIGH). Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| 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:N/I:N/A:H
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