VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2019-17185
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability2.22%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-03-21
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-662
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Third Party Advisory