CVE-2022-41861

A flaw was found in freeradius. A malicious RADIUS client or home server can send a malformed abinary attribute which can cause the server to crash.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://freeradius.org/security/	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/FreeRADIUS/freeradius-server/commit/0ec2b39d260e	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://freeradius.org/security/	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/FreeRADIUS/freeradius-server/commit/0ec2b39d260e	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00030.html

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

03 Nov 2025, 20:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00030.html -

Information

Published : 2023-01-17 18:15

Updated : 2025-11-03 20:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-41861

Mitre link : CVE-2022-41861

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-41861

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Products Affected

freeradius

freeradius

CWE

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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