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CVE-2015-8762
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…
Medium5.9EPSS 1.6%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.6% · top 24% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.9.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (2)
- http://freeradius.org/security.html#eap-pwd-2015 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160108 Re: CVE Request: freeradius: the EAP-PWD module performs insufficient validation on packets received from an EAP peer (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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