Buffer overflow in the SMB_Connect_Server function in FreeRadius 1.1.3 and earlier allows…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Buffer overflow in the SMB_Connect_Server function in FreeRadius 1.1.3 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary code related to the server desthost field of an SMB_Handle_Type instance. NOTE: the impact of this issue has been disputed by a reliable third party and the vendor, who states that exploitation is limited "only to local administrators who have write access to the server configuration files." CVE concurs with the dispute
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.1.3 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
- cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·freeradius
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-0080
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fgqw-4gx5-mwr9
References
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- TI-2017-08061 An FR-GV-202 issue in FreeRADIUS 2.x before 2.2.10 allows "Write overflow in… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-08066 An FR-GV-301 issue in FreeRADIUS 3.x before 3.0.15 allows "Write overflow in… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-06599 The TLS session cache in FreeRADIUS 2.1.1 through 2.1.7, 3.0.x before 3.0.14, 3.1.x… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2007-0080 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-0080 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fgqw-4gx5-mwr9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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