PulseLinuxLINUX UPDATE INTELLIGENCE
CVE Database›CVE-2022-41859

CVE-2022-41859

freeradius: Information leakage in EAP-PWD

Loading…

Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.1

Review impact separately from score.

Published · April 22, 2022

Updated · June 26, 2026

Description

In freeradius, the EAP-PWD function compute_password_element() leaks information about the password which allows an attacker to substantially reduce the size of an offline dictionary attack.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE-208 · Observable Timing Discrepancy