freeradius: the EAP-PWD module performs insufficient validation on packets received from an EAP peer
Published Mar 27, 2017
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.61%
Description
The EAP-PWD module in FreeRADIUS 3.0 through 3.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and server crash) via a zero-length EAP-PWD packet.
Affected products
No data.
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.6
- 3.0.7
- 3.0.8
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
freeradius
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
freeradius
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
freeradius
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | freeradius | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | freeradius | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | freeradius | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the version of freeradius as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.61% (0.01608) | 75.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.61% (0.01608) | 72.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.53% (0.00528) | 65.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 69.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 68.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00224) | 58.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://freeradius.org/security.html#eap-pwd-2015 x_refsource_CONFIRMNot Applicable
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/08/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8762 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218467 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8762
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8762
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://freeradius.org/security.html#eap-pwd-2015 | x_refsource_CONFIRMNot Applicable | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/08/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8762 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218467 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8762 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8762 |
Change history (0)
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