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TI-2014-01579 Aliases CVE-2014-2015GHSA-4w6w-6xrm-w35q

Stack-based buffer overflow in the normify function in the rlm_pap module…

Priority LOW 39CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the normify function in the rlm_pap module (modules/rlm_pap/rlm_pap.c) in FreeRADIUS 2.x, possibly 2.2.3 and earlier, and 3.x, possibly 3.0.1 and earlier, might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long password hash, as demonstrated by an SSHA hash.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03912 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 24

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.5Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.0Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.2Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.3Vulnerablefreeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3 Vulnerable ·freeradius
Show 14 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.4Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.6Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.7Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.8Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.9Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.10Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.11Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.12Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.0Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.2Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.3Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1Vulnerablefreeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.4 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.6 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.7 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.8 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.9 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.10 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.11 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.12 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·freeradius

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2015:1287 Released 2015-07-20 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    freeradius security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) freeradius-2.2.6-4.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) freeradius-krb5-2.2.6-4.el6, freeradius-ldap-2.2.6-4.el6, freeradius-mysql-2.2.6-4.el6 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) freeradius-2.2.6-4.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) freeradius-krb5-2.2.6-4.el6, freeradius-ldap-2.2.6-4.el6, freeradius-mysql-2.2.6-4.el6 +5

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1287
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1287
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1287
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1287
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-2015
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4w6w-6xrm-w35q
  3. 2026-10-06 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 3

  • TI-2019-07466 Race condition in freeradius CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0
  • TI-2024-03351 RADIUS Protocol under RFC2865 is vulnerable to forgery attacks. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2019-08409 FreeRADIUS before 3.0.19 does not prevent use of reflection for authentication spoofing… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • 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
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