#VU6798 Authentication bypass in FreeRADIUS - CVE-2017-9148
Published: May 30, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6798
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9148
CWE-ID: CWE-592
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FreeRADIUS
FreeRADIUS
Software vendor:
FreeRADIUS Server Project
FreeRADIUS Server Project
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication on the target system.
The weakness exists due to failure when preventing resumption of an unauthenticated session by TLS session cache. A remote attacker can use PEAP or TTLS to bypass authentication and cause the target server to issue an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in unauthorized access to the system.
The weakness exists due to failure when preventing resumption of an unauthenticated session by TLS session cache. A remote attacker can use PEAP or TTLS to bypass authentication and cause the target server to issue an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in unauthorized access to the system.
Remediation
Update to version 3.0.14.