CVE-2012-3547

Publication date 18 September 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Stack-based buffer overflow in the cbtls_verify function in FreeRADIUS 2.1.10 through 2.1.12, when using TLS-based EAP methods, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long "not after" timestamp in a client certificate.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
freeradius	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 2.1.10+dfsg-3ubuntu0.12.04.1
	11.10 oneiric	Fixed 2.1.10+dfsg-3ubuntu0.11.10.1
	11.04 natty	Fixed 2.1.10+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored

Notes

sbeattie

possibly mitigated by -fstack-protector upstream report claims 2.1.10-2.1.12 are only affected

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
freeradius	Upstream: 78e5aed

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)