Description
add_password in pam_radius_auth.c in pam_radius 1.4.0 does not correctly check the length of the input password, and is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow during memcpy(). An attacker could send a crafted password to an application (loading the pam_radius library) and crash it. Arbitrary code execution might be possible, depending on the application, C library, compiler, and other factors.
Published: 2020-02-24
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 1.9% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2116-1 libpam-radius-auth security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2304-1 libpam-radius-auth security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-9382 add_password in pam_radius_auth.c in pam_radius 1.4.0 does not correctly check the length of the input password, and is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow during memcpy(). An attacker could send a crafted password to an application (loading the pam_radius library) and crash it. Arbitrary code execution might be possible, depending on the application, C library, compiler, and other factors.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4290-1 libpam-radius-auth vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4290-2 libpam-radius-auth vulnerability
History

Wed, 28 May 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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References

Thu, 22 May 2025 02:00:00 +0000


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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Freeradius Pam Radius
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:51:05.242Z

Reserved: 2020-02-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-9542

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-02-24T15:15:10.830

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:40:53.300

Link: CVE-2015-9542

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2020-02-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-9542 - Bugzilla

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