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Freeradius CVE-2017-10985

HIGH
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop) (CWE-835)
2017-07-17 cve@mitre.org
7.5
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Loop termination conditions
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.84%.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.8% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

An FR-GV-302 issue in FreeRADIUS 3.x before 3.0.15 allows "Infinite loop and memory exhaustion with 'concat' attributes" and a denial of service. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-835. An FR-GV-302 issue in FreeRADIUS 3.x before 3.0.15 allows "Infinite loop and memory exhaustion with 'concat' attributes" and a denial of service. Affected products include: Freeradius. Version information: before 3.0.15.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

An FR-GV-302 issue in FreeRADIUS 3.x before 3.0.15 allows "Infinite loop and memory exhaustion with 'concat' attributes" and a denial of service.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 25% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.8%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

39
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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