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CVE-2004-0961

Memory leak in FreeRADIUS before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

5.0 MediumFix available

CVE-2004-0961 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Freeradius, published October 20, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.26%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in freeradius 1.0.1.

What does this mean?
Severity
5.0 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
3.26%EPSS, 88th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
1.0.1freeradius +6 more

Description

Memory leak in FreeRADIUS before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a series of Access-Request packets with (1) Ascend-Send-Secret, (2) Ascend-Recv-Secret, or (3) Tunnel-Password attributes.

Exploit likelihood

3.26%Up 2.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
freeradius
Debian:12
before 1.0.1
1.0.1
freeradius
Debian:13
before 1.0.1
1.0.1
freeradius
Debian:14
before 1.0.1
1.0.1
freeradius
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.1-1.RHEL3
0:1.0.1-1.RHEL3
freeradius-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.1-1.RHEL3
0:1.0.1-1.RHEL3
freeradius
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.1-1.RHEL3
0:1.0.1-1.RHEL3
freeradius-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.1-1.RHEL3
0:1.0.1-1.RHEL3

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.0

Memory leak in FreeRADIUS before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a series of Access-Request packets with (1) Ascend-Send-Secret, (2) Ascend-Recv-Secret, or (3) Tunnel-Password attributes.

Record
CVE-2004-0961
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Memory leak in FreeRADIUS before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a series of Access-Request packets with (1) Ascend-Send-Secret, (2) Ascend-Recv-Secret, or (3) Tunnel-Password attributes.

Record
CVE-2004-0961
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-0959No score

Memory leak in FreeRADIUS before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a series of Access-Request packets with (1) Ascend-Send-Secret, (2) Ascend-Recv-Secret, or (3) Tunnel-Password attributes.

Record
EUVD-2004-0959
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x6x8-7c65-c9ggNo score

Memory leak in FreeRADIUS before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

Memory leak in FreeRADIUS before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a series of Access-Request packets with (1) Ascend-Send-Secret, (2) Ascend-Recv-Secret, or (3) Tunnel-Password attributes.

Record
GHSA-x6x8-7c65-c9gg
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVNo score

Memory leak in FreeRADIUS before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a series of Access-Request packets with (1) Ascend-Send-Secret, (2) Ascend-Recv-Secret, or (3) Tunnel-Password attributes.

Record
CVE-2004-0961
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2004-0961No score

Memory leak in FreeRADIUS before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a series of Access-Request packets with (1) Ascend-Send-Secret, (2) Ascend-Recv-Secret, or (3) Tunnel-Password attributes.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0961
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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