CVE-2015-9542

High

Description

add_password in pam_radius_auth.c in pam_radius 1.4.0 does not correctly check the length of the input password, and is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow during memcpy(). An attacker could send a crafted password to an application (loading the pam_radius library) and crash it. Arbitrary code execution might be possible, depending on the application, C library, compiler, and other factors.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductFreeradius Pam Radius
PublishedFeb 24, 2020
First seenFeb 24, 2020

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
freeradius pam_radius1.4.0—
debian debian_linux8.0, 9.0—
canonical ubuntu_linux12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 19.10—

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