CVE-2019-17185

In FreeRADIUS 3.0.x before 3.0.20, the EAP-pwd module used a global OpenSSL BN_CTX instance to handle all handshakes

published March 21, 2020

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
82.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In FreeRADIUS 3.0.x before 3.0.20, the EAP-pwd module used a global OpenSSL BN_CTX instance to handle all handshakes. This mean multiple threads use the same BN_CTX instance concurrently, resulting in crashes when concurrent EAP-pwd handshakes are initiated. This can be abused by an adversary as a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02222 · 82.6th percentile
Published
2020-03-21T00:13Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 MAR 00:13Z
    In FreeRADIUS 3.0.x before 3.0.20, the EAP-pwd module used a global OpenSSL BN_CTX instance to handle all handshakes
    cvelistv5