CVE-2015-9542
libpam-radius-auth - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.4%
Description
add_password in pam_radius_auth.c in pam_radius 1.4.0 does not correctly check the length of the input password, and is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow during memcpy(). An attacker could send a crafted password to an application (loading the pam_radius library) and crash it. Arbitrary code execution might be possible, depending on the application, C library, compiler, and other factors.
How to fix CVE-2015-9542
To remediate CVE-2015-9542, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.4.0-3 or later
- —upgrade to 1.3.16-4.4+deb8u1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.3.16-5+deb9u1 or later
Is CVE-2015-9542 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.4.0-3
- from 0, < 1.3.16-4.4+deb8u1
- from 0, < 1.3.16-5+deb9u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |