5.9

CVE-2015-8762: freeradius NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 5.9v3.0MediumModified
Published 27-03-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-8762 is a medium (CVSS 5.9) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in freeradius. EPSS estimates a 1.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
24/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.9/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.60%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 27-03-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The EAP-PWD module in FreeRADIUS 3.0 through 3.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and server crash) via a zero-length EAP-PWD packet.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.60%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

75%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 1.61% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.60%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Freeradius1 product
  • freeradius3.0.0 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.2 | 3.0.3 | 3.0.4 | 3.0.5 | 3.0.6 | 3.0.7 | 3.0.8

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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