CVE-2017-11669
An out-of-bounds read flaw related to the assess_packet function in eapmd5pass.c:211 was found in...
An out-of-bounds read flaw related to the assess_packet function in eapmd5pass.c:211 was found in the way eapmd5pass 1.4 handled processing of network packets. A remote attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the eapmd5pass process under certain circumstances by generating specially crafted network traffic.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An out-of-bounds read flaw related to the assess_packet function in eapmd5pass.c:211 was found in the way eapmd5pass 1.4 handled processing of network packets. A remote attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the eapmd5pass process under certain circumstances by generating specially crafted network traffic.
- Record
CVE-2017-11669- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An out-of-bounds read flaw related to the assess_packet function in eapmd5pass.c:211 was found in the way eapmd5pass 1.4 handled processing of network packets. A remote attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the eapmd5pass process under certain circumstances by generating specially crafted network traffic.
- Record
CVE-2017-11669- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-3281 No score
An out-of-bounds read flaw related to the assess_packet function in eapmd5pass.c:211 was found in the way eapmd5pass 1.4 handled processing of network packets. A remote attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the eapmd5pass process under certain circumstances by generating specially crafted network traffic.
- Record
EUVD-2017-3281- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-686h-chw6-h5x5
An out-of-bounds read flaw related to the assess_packet function in eapmd5pass.c:211 was found in...
An out-of-bounds read flaw related to the assess_packet function in eapmd5pass.c:211 was found in the way eapmd5pass 1.4 handled processing of network packets. A remote attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the eapmd5pass process under certain circumstances by generating specially crafted network traffic.
- Record
GHSA-686h-chw6-h5x5- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-11669 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Eapmd5pass Project Eapmd5pass, published July 31, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.26%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.