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TI-2017-08061 Aliases CVE-2017-10979GHSA-2fq2-g36f-p2xf

An FR-GV-202 issue in FreeRADIUS 2.x before 2.2.10 allows "Write overflow in…

Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An FR-GV-202 issue in FreeRADIUS 2.x before 2.2.10 allows "Write overflow in rad_coalesce()" - this allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07043 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 30

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.0:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 pre1Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.0:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 pre2Vulnerablefreeradius
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:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.0:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 pre1 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.0:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 pre2 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
Show 20 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*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:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.4Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.5Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.6Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.7Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.8Vulnerablefreeradius
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.9Vulnerablefreeradius
  • 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
  • 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:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.4 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.5 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.6 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.7 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.8 Vulnerable ·freeradius
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.9 Vulnerable ·freeradius

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • 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: Important. 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 Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:1759
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:1759
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:1759
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-10979
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2fq2-g36f-p2xf

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

  • 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-2017-08066 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
  • TI-2019-08410 FreeRADIUS before 3.0.19 mishandles the "each participant verifies that the received… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
See all 46 →

Sources

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