CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-2015

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A stack-based buffer overflow in the normify function in the rlm_pap module in FreeRADIUS may lead to denial of service and potentially allow arbitrary code execution via a long password hash.

Risk Assessment

The organization may experience service outages and the risk of unauthorized code execution, potentially leading to data loss or security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update FreeRADIUS to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor logs for potential attack attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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