CVE-2015-8763

high
Published 2017-03-27 · Modified 2026-05-13
CVSS v3
8.1
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
8.1

Description

The EAP-PWD module in FreeRADIUS 3.0 through 3.0.8 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted (1) commit or (2) confirm message, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
88%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8763

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/08/7

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8763.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected
debian debianbookwormfixed0
debian debianbullseyefixed0
debian debianforkyfixed0
debian debiansidfixed0
debian debiantrixiefixed0

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
freeradiusfreeradius3.0.0
freeradiusfreeradius3.0.1
freeradiusfreeradius3.0.2
freeradiusfreeradius3.0.3
freeradiusfreeradius3.0.4
freeradiusfreeradius3.0.5
freeradiusfreeradius3.0.6
freeradiusfreeradius3.0.7
freeradiusfreeradius3.0.8

References

CWEs

CWE-125

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.