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CVE-2010-3697

MEDIUMEPSS 80th pctl
4.3
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The wait_for_child_to_die function in main/event.c in FreeRADIUS 2.1.x before 2.1.10, in certain circumstances involving long-term database outages, does not properly handle long queue times for requests, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by sending many requests.

How to fix

Remediation Available
freeradiusDebian
Fixed in:2.1.10+dfsg-1CVE-2010-3697
Fixed in:2.1.10+dfsg-1CVE-2010-3697
Fixed in:2.1.10+dfsg-1CVE-2010-3697
Fixed in:2.1.10+dfsg-1CVE-2010-3697

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days
80thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 80% of all known CVEs.

References

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