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CentOS 5 : freeradius (CESA-2009:1451)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 43791
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated freeradius packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
FreeRADIUS is a high-performance and highly configurable free Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) server, designed to allow centralized authentication and authorization for a network.
An input validation flaw was discovered in the way FreeRADIUS decoded specific RADIUS attributes from RADIUS packets. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash the RADIUS daemon (radiusd) via a specially crafted RADIUS packet. (CVE-2009-3111)
Users of FreeRADIUS are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. After installing the update, radiusd will be restarted automatically.
Solution
Update the affected freeradius packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 43791
File Name: centos_RHSA-2009-1451.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 1/6/2010
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:freeradius-postgresql, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:freeradius-mysql, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:freeradius, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:freeradius-unixodbc
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 10/30/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/15/2003
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2003-0967, CVE-2009-3111
RHSA: 2009:1451