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TI-2017-08060 Aliases CVE-2017-10978GHSA-488j-jf6p-2fhv

An FR-GV-201 issue in FreeRADIUS 2.x before 2.2.10 and 3.x before 3.0.15 allows "Read /…

Priority LOW 39CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An FR-GV-201 issue in FreeRADIUS 2.x before 2.2.10 and 3.x before 3.0.15 allows "Read / write overflow in make_secret()" and a denial of service.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03806 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 8 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 · 18

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0 to before 2.2.10; 3.0.0 to before 3.0.15Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.7VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 to before 2.2.10; 3.0.0 to before 3.0.15 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Show 8 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.7VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.7VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2017:2389 Released 2017-08-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    freeradius security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) freeradius-3.0.13-8.el7_4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) freeradius-devel-3.0.13-8.el7_4, freeradius-devel-3.0.13-8.el7_4.ppc, freeradius-doc-3.0.13-8.el7_4 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) freeradius-3.0.13-8.el7_4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) freeradius-devel-3.0.13-8.el7_4, freeradius-doc-3.0.13-8.el7_4, freeradius-krb5-3.0.13-8.el7_4 +8
  • RHSA-2017:1759 Released 2017-07-18 · Red Hat rating Important
    freeradius security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) freeradius-2.2.6-7.el6_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) freeradius-krb5-2.2.6-7.el6_9, freeradius-ldap-2.2.6-7.el6_9, freeradius-mysql-2.2.6-7.el6_9 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) freeradius-2.2.6-7.el6_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) freeradius-krb5-2.2.6-7.el6_9, freeradius-ldap-2.2.6-7.el6_9, freeradius-mysql-2.2.6-7.el6_9 +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-2017:1759
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2389
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:1759
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2389
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:1759
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2389
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:1759
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2389

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-10978
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-488j-jf6p-2fhv
  3. 2026-10-30 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Sources

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