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CVE-2007-2028

Memory leak in freeRADIUS 1.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

5.0 MediumFix available

Memory leak in freeRADIUS 1.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of EAP-TTLS tunnel connections using malformed Diameter format attributes, which causes the authentication request to be rejected but does not reclaim VALUE_PAIR data structures.

Exploit likelihood

2.48%Down 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Memory leak in freeRADIUS 1.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of EAP-TTLS tunnel connections using malformed Diameter format attributes, which causes the authentication request to be rejected but does not reclaim VALUE_PAIR data structures.

Record
CVE-2007-2028
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Memory leak in freeRADIUS 1.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of EAP-TTLS tunnel connections using malformed Diameter format attributes, which causes the authentication request to be rejected but does not reclaim VALUE_PAIR data structures.

Record
CVE-2007-2028
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-2023 No score

Memory leak in freeRADIUS 1.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of EAP-TTLS tunnel connections using malformed Diameter format attributes, which causes the authentication request to be rejected but does not reclaim VALUE_PAIR data structures.

Record
EUVD-2007-2023
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pmm2-rpqr-7h29 No score

Memory leak in freeRADIUS 1.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

Memory leak in freeRADIUS 1.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of EAP-TTLS tunnel connections using malformed Diameter format attributes, which causes the authentication request to be rejected but does not reclaim VALUE_PAIR data structures.

Record
GHSA-pmm2-rpqr-7h29
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Memory leak in freeRADIUS 1.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of EAP-TTLS tunnel connections using malformed Diameter format attributes, which causes the authentication request to be rejected but does not reclaim VALUE_PAIR data structures.

Record
CVE-2007-2028
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-2028 No score

Memory leak in freeRADIUS 1.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of EAP-TTLS tunnel connections using malformed Diameter format attributes, which causes the authentication request to be rejected but does not reclaim VALUE_PAIR data structures.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2028
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
freeradius
Debian:12
 before 1.1.6-1
1.1.6-1
freeradius
Debian:13
 before 1.1.6-1
1.1.6-1
freeradius
Debian:14
 before 1.1.6-1
1.1.6-1
freeradius
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.0.1-2.RHEL3.4
0:1.0.1-2.RHEL3.4
freeradius-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.0.1-2.RHEL3.4
0:1.0.1-2.RHEL3.4
freeradius
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.0.1-2.RHEL3.4
0:1.0.1-2.RHEL3.4
freeradius-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.0.1-2.RHEL3.4
0:1.0.1-2.RHEL3.4
freeradius
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.0.1-3.RHEL4.5
0:1.0.1-3.RHEL4.5
freeradius-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.0.1-3.RHEL4.5
0:1.0.1-3.RHEL4.5
freeradius-mysql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.0.1-3.RHEL4.5
0:1.0.1-3.RHEL4.5
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
freeradius-postgresql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.0.1-3.RHEL4.5
0:1.0.1-3.RHEL4.5
freeradius-unixODBC
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.0.1-3.RHEL4.5
0:1.0.1-3.RHEL4.5
freeradius
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.0.1-3.RHEL4.5
0:1.0.1-3.RHEL4.5
freeradius-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.0.1-3.RHEL4.5
0:1.0.1-3.RHEL4.5
freeradius-mysql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.0.1-3.RHEL4.5
0:1.0.1-3.RHEL4.5
freeradius-postgresql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.0.1-3.RHEL4.5
0:1.0.1-3.RHEL4.5
freeradius-unixODBC
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.0.1-3.RHEL4.5
0:1.0.1-3.RHEL4.5
freeradius
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:1.1.3-1.2.el5
0:1.1.3-1.2.el5
freeradius-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:1.1.3-1.2.el5
0:1.1.3-1.2.el5
freeradius-mysql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:1.1.3-1.2.el5
0:1.1.3-1.2.el5
freeradius-postgresql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:1.1.3-1.2.el5
0:1.1.3-1.2.el5
freeradius-unixODBC
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:1.1.3-1.2.el5
0:1.1.3-1.2.el5
freeradius
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:1.1.3-1.2.el5
0:1.1.3-1.2.el5
freeradius-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:1.1.3-1.2.el5
0:1.1.3-1.2.el5
freeradius-mysql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:1.1.3-1.2.el5
0:1.1.3-1.2.el5
freeradius-postgresql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:1.1.3-1.2.el5
0:1.1.3-1.2.el5
freeradius-unixODBC
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:1.1.3-1.2.el5
0:1.1.3-1.2.el5

History

History
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In short

CVE-2007-2028 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Freeradius, published April 13, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.48%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in freeradius 1.1.6-1.

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