# CVE-2014-2015: Stack-based buffer overflow in the normify function in the rlm\_pap module (modules/rlm\_pap/rlm\_pap.c) in FreeRADIUS 2.x, possibly 2.2.3 and

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-11-02 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the normify function in the rlm_pap module (modules/rlm_pap/rlm_pap.c) in FreeRADIUS 2.x, possibly 2.2.3 and earlier, and 3.x, possibly 3.0.1 and earlier, might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long password hash, as demonstrated by an SSHA hash.

## What to do

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## References

- http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-bugbusters/2014-February/000616.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/18/3
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1287.html
- http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-bugbusters/2014-February/000612.html
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2122-1
- http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-bugbusters/2014-February/000610.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65581
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1066761

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