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FKIE_CVE-2012-3547

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-09-18 17:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:43
Severity
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the cbtls_verify function in FreeRADIUS 2.1.10 through 2.1.12, when using TLS-based EAP methods, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long "not after" timestamp in a client certificate.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-09/0043.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://freeradius.org/security.htmlVendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00006.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090171.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00023.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://osvdb.org/85325
secalert@redhat.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1326.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1327.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/50484Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/50584Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/50637
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/50770
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2546
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:159
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/10/2
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2012-06.txt
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55483
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027509
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1585-1
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78408
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-09/0043.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://freeradius.org/security.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00006.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090171.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00023.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/85325
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1326.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1327.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/50484Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/50584Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/50637
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/50770
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2546
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:159
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/10/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2012-06.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55483
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027509
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1585-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78408
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
freeradius freeradius 2.1.10
freeradius freeradius 2.1.11
freeradius freeradius 2.1.12

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