An FR-GV-205 issue in FreeRADIUS 2.x before 2.2.10 allows "DHCP - Buffer over-read in…
Priority LOW 39CWE-125Published · 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: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An FR-GV-205 issue in FreeRADIUS 2.x before 2.2.10 allows "DHCP - Buffer over-read in fr_dhcp_decode_options()" and a denial of service.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03844 90th 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
| 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 · 30
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.0:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 pre1 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.0:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 pre2 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.4 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.5 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.0 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.1 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
- 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
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.2 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.3 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.4 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.6 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.7 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.8 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.9 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.10 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.11 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.12 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.0 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.1 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.2 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.3 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.4 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.5 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.6 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.7 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.8 | Vulnerable | freeradius |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.9 | 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
- 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 Importantfreeradius 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 →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No 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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-10982
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ffpm-3vr6-89rp
- 2026-10-18 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
More Freeradius vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2017-10982 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-10982 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ffpm-3vr6-89rp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-10982 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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