CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0450

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Cistron RADIUS daemon (radiusd-cistron) version 1.6.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large value in an NAS-Port attribute, leading to a buffer overflow.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt RADIUS service operation and potentially gain control over the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of the RADIUS daemon to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized access attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Cistron RADIUS daemon (radiusd-cistron) 1.6.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large value in an NAS-Port attribute, which is interpreted as a negative number and causes a buffer overflow.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS