PT-2008-5708 · Freeradius · Freeradius

Robert Buchholz · Published 2008-10-07 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2008-4474

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: freeradius version 2.0.4

Description: The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files in several scripts, including backup radacct, clean radacct, monthly tot stats, tot stats, and truncate radacct.

Recommendations: For freeradius version 2.0.4, consider restricting access to these scripts or implementing additional security measures to prevent symlink attacks until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the execution of these scripts to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-4474

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10767-1

Affected Products

Freeradius

References · 29

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00003.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4474 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4474 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4474 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-4474 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10767-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4474 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4680 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8763 · Note
• http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/freeradius-dialupadmin · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10986 · Note
• http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00271.html · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-11234 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/30901 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9148 · Note