CVE-2017-10978
freeradius: Out-of-bounds read/write due to improper output buffer size check in make_secret()
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Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · July 17, 2017
Updated · May 13, 2026
Description
An out-of-bounds read and write flaw was found in the way FreeRADIUS server handled RADIUS packets. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash the FreeRADIUS server by sending a specially crafted RADIUS packet.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 5.9CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write