CVE-2015-8764

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

Off-by-one error in the EAP-PWD module in FreeRADIUS 3.0 through 3.0.8, which triggers a buffer overflow.

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-2015-8764

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-2015-8764.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-119

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