GLSA-201311-09 : FreeRADIUS: Multiple vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 70869

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201311-09 (FreeRADIUS: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FreeRADIUS. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All FreeRADIUS users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-dialup/freeradius-2.2.0'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201311-09

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 70869

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201311-09.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 11/13/2013

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:freeradius, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/13/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-3696, CVE-2010-3697, CVE-2011-2701, CVE-2012-3547

BID: 48880, 55483

GLSA: 201311-09