PT-2017-12162 · Unknown · Eapmd5Pass

Dhiru Kholia · Published 2017-07-31 · Updated 2017-08-14 · CVE-2017-11669

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions eapmd5pass version 1.4

Description A flaw was found in the way eapmd5pass handled processing of network packets, related to the assess packet function in eapmd5pass.c. This issue could allow a remote attacker to crash the eapmd5pass process under certain circumstances by generating specially crafted network traffic.

Recommendations For version 1.4, consider restricting access to the assess packet function until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the eapmd5pass process to handle network packets from untrusted sources. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-11669

Affected Products

Eapmd5Pass

References · 3

• 🔥 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/31/3 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-11669 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11669 · Security Note