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Buffer overflow in the SMB_Connect_Server function in FreeRadius 1.1.3 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary code related to the server desthost field of an SMB_Handle_Type instance

Published Jan 5, 2007

Description

Buffer overflow in the SMB_Connect_Server function in FreeRadius 1.1.3 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary code related to the server desthost field of an SMB_Handle_Type instance. NOTE: the impact of this issue has been disputed by a reliable third party and the vendor, who states that exploitation is limited "only to local administrators who have write access to the server configuration files." CVE concurs with the dispute

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Red Hat statement

Not vulnerable. The affected code is in an optional module that is not shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 5, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 4, 2007
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a