CVE-2017-10980

An FR-GV-203 issue in FreeRADIUS 2.x before 2.2.10 allows "DHCP - Memory leak in decode_tlv()"...

7.5 HighFix available

An FR-GV-203 issue in FreeRADIUS 2.x before 2.2.10 allows "DHCP - Memory leak in decode_tlv()" and a denial of service.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

3.37%Up 1.8 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

An FR-GV-203 issue in FreeRADIUS 2.x before 2.2.10 allows "DHCP - Memory leak in decode_tlv()" and a denial of service.

Record: CVE-2017-10980
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-772
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

An FR-GV-203 issue in FreeRADIUS 2.x before 2.2.10 allows "DHCP - Memory leak in decode_tlv()" and a denial of service.

Record: CVE-2017-10980
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-2618 No score

An FR-GV-203 issue in FreeRADIUS 2.x before 2.2.10 allows "DHCP - Memory leak in decode_tlv()" and a denial of service.

Record: EUVD-2017-2618
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c589-hx7c-9gj9 7.5

An FR-GV-203 issue in FreeRADIUS 2.x before 2.2.10 allows "DHCP - Memory leak in decode_tlv()"...

An FR-GV-203 issue in FreeRADIUS 2.x before 2.2.10 allows "DHCP - Memory leak in decode_tlv()" and a denial of service.

Record: GHSA-c589-hx7c-9gj9
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-772
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.5

An FR-GV-203 issue in FreeRADIUS 2.x before 2.2.10 allows "DHCP - Memory leak in decode_tlv()" and a denial of service.

Record: CVE-2017-10980
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-10980 7.5

An FR-GV-203 issue in FreeRADIUS 2.x before 2.2.10 allows "DHCP - Memory leak in decode_tlv()" and a denial of service.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-10980
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

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OSVRHSA-2017:1759 8.1

Red Hat Security Advisory: freeradius security update

Record: RHSA-2017:1759
CVSS 3.0: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-10980 7.5

An FR-GV-203 issue in FreeRADIUS 2.x before 2.2.10 allows "DHCP - Memory leak in decode_tlv()" and a denial of service.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10980
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2017-0232 No score

Updated freeradius packages fix security vulnerabilities

Fuzz testing of freeradius found multiple vulnerabilites that resulted in either the potential for remote code execution or a possible denial of service (except for CVE-2017-10988 which was later determined to not actually result in any vulnerability).

Record: MGASA-2017-0232
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUSN-3369-1 No score

freeradius vulnerabilities

Guido Vranken discovered that FreeRADIUS incorrectly handled memory when decoding packets. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause FreeRADIUS to crash or hang, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Record: USN-3369-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

freeradius

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`freeradius` Debian:12	before 3.0.12+dfsg-3	3.0.12+dfsg-3
`freeradius` Debian:13	before 3.0.12+dfsg-3	3.0.12+dfsg-3
`freeradius` Debian:14	before 3.0.12+dfsg-3	3.0.12+dfsg-3
`freeradius` Debian:7 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 2.1.12+dfsg-1.2+deb7u2, plus listed versions 2.1.12+dfsg-1.22.1.12+dfsg-1.2+deb7u1	2.1.12+dfsg-1.2+deb7u2
`freeradius` Mageia:5 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 2.2.10-1.mga5	2.2.10-1.mga5
`freeradius` Mageia:6 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 3.0.15-1.mga6	3.0.15-1.mga6
`freeradius` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:2.2.6-7.el6_9	0:2.2.6-7.el6_9
`freeradius-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:2.2.6-7.el6_9	0:2.2.6-7.el6_9
`freeradius-krb5` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:2.2.6-7.el6_9	0:2.2.6-7.el6_9
`freeradius-ldap` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:2.2.6-7.el6_9	0:2.2.6-7.el6_9

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`freeradius-mysql` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:2.2.6-7.el6_9	0:2.2.6-7.el6_9
`freeradius-perl` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:2.2.6-7.el6_9	0:2.2.6-7.el6_9
`freeradius-postgresql` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:2.2.6-7.el6_9	0:2.2.6-7.el6_9
`freeradius-python` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:2.2.6-7.el6_9	0:2.2.6-7.el6_9
`freeradius-unixODBC` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:2.2.6-7.el6_9	0:2.2.6-7.el6_9
`freeradius-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:2.2.6-7.el6_9	0:2.2.6-7.el6_9
`freeradius` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:2.2.6-7.el6_9	0:2.2.6-7.el6_9
`freeradius-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:2.2.6-7.el6_9	0:2.2.6-7.el6_9
`freeradius-krb5` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:2.2.6-7.el6_9	0:2.2.6-7.el6_9
`freeradius-ldap` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:2.2.6-7.el6_9	0:2.2.6-7.el6_9
`freeradius-mysql` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:2.2.6-7.el6_9	0:2.2.6-7.el6_9
`freeradius-perl` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:2.2.6-7.el6_9	0:2.2.6-7.el6_9
`freeradius-postgresql` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:2.2.6-7.el6_9	0:2.2.6-7.el6_9
`freeradius-python` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:2.2.6-7.el6_9	0:2.2.6-7.el6_9
`freeradius-unixODBC` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:2.2.6-7.el6_9	0:2.2.6-7.el6_9
`freeradius-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0:2.2.6-7.el6_9	0:2.2.6-7.el6_9
`freeradius` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	before 2.1.12+dfsg-1.2ubuntu8.2, plus listed versions 2.1.12+dfsg-1.2ubuntu52.1.12+dfsg-1.2ubuntu62.1.12+dfsg-1.2ubuntu72.1.12+dfsg-1.2ubuntu82.1.12+dfsg-1.2ubuntu8.1	2.1.12+dfsg-1.2ubuntu8.2
`freeradius` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	before 2.2.8+dfsg-0.1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 2.1.12+dfsg-1.3ubuntu52.2.8+dfsg-0.12.2.8+dfsg-0.1build12.2.8+dfsg-0.1build2	2.2.8+dfsg-0.1ubuntu0.1
`freeradius` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 2.1.12+dfsg-1.2ubuntu8.2, plus listed versions 2.1.12+dfsg-1.2ubuntu52.1.12+dfsg-1.2ubuntu62.1.12+dfsg-1.2ubuntu72.1.12+dfsg-1.2ubuntu82.1.12+dfsg-1.2ubuntu8.1	2.1.12+dfsg-1.2ubuntu8.2
`freeradius` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 2.2.8+dfsg-0.1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 2.1.12+dfsg-1.3ubuntu52.2.8+dfsg-0.12.2.8+dfsg-0.1build12.2.8+dfsg-0.1build2	2.2.8+dfsg-0.1ubuntu0.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-10980 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Freeradius, published July 17, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.37%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in freeradius 3.0.12+dfsg-3.

References

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