[Full-Disclosure] [ GLSA 200409-29 ] FreeRADIUS: Multiple Denial of Service vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200409-29
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: FreeRADIUS: Multiple Denial of Service vulnerabilities
      Date: September 22, 2004
      Bugs: #60587
        ID: 200409-29

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Synopsis
========

Multiple Denial of Service vulnerabilities were found and fixed in
FreeRADIUS.

Background
==========

FreeRADIUS is an open source RADIUS authentication server
implementation.

Affected packages
=================

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     Package                /  Vulnerable  /                Unaffected
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  1  net-dialup/freeradius       < 1.0.1                      >= 1.0.1

Description
===========

There are undisclosed defects in the way FreeRADIUS handles incorrect
received packets.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could send specially-crafted packets to the
FreeRADIUS server to deny service to other users by crashing the
server.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All FreeRADIUS users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge sync

    # emerge -pv ">=net-dialup/freeradius-1.0.1"
    # emerge ">=net-dialup/freeradius-1.0.1"

References
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  [ 1 ] FreeRADIUS Vulnerability Notifications
        http://www.freeradius.org/security.html

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-29.xml

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0

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