freeradius: stack-based buffer overflow flaw in rlm_pap module
Published Nov 2, 2014
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.91%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.3
- 2.1.4
- 2.1.6
- 2.1.7
- 2.1.8
- 2.1.9
- 2.1.10
- 2.1.11
- 2.1.12
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.2.3
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
freeradius-0:2.2.6-4.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1287
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
freeradius
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
freeradius2
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
freeradius
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | freeradius-0:2.2.6-4.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1287 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | freeradius | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | freeradius2 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | freeradius | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the versions of freeradius2 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Production 3 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having Moderate security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/. This issue did not affect the versions of freeradius as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 7.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.91% (0.03912) | 89.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.91% (0.03912) | 88.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.89% (0.00893) | 73.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.30% (0.02296) | 74.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.89% (0.00893) | 73.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.84% (0.00838) | 82.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 0.80% (0.00801) | 81.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2024 | 0.87% (0.00872) | 82.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 9, 2023 | 0.87% (0.00872) | 80.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.85% (0.00850) | 79.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.28% (0.03275) | 84.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.28% (0.03275) | 82.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.28% (0.03275) | 65.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-bugbusters/2014-February/000610.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-bugbusters/2014-February/000612.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-bugbusters/2014-February/000616.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1287.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2122-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/18/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65581 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2015 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1066761 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2015
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2015
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-bugbusters/2014-February/000610.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit | |
| http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-bugbusters/2014-February/000612.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-bugbusters/2014-February/000616.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1287.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2122-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/18/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65581 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2015 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1066761 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2015 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2015 |
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