FreeRADIUS EAP-MSCHAPv2 authentication bypass

freeradius-eap-mschapv2-auth-bypass (25352) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

FreeRADIUS could allow a remote attacker to bypass server authentication, caused by a vulnerability in the EAP-MSCHAPv2 module. A remote attacker in control of a malicious EAP-MSCHAPv2 client could bypass authentication checks and cause the server to crash.


Consequences:

Bypass Security

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of FreeRADIUS (1.1.1 or later), available from the FreeRADIUS Web site. See References.

For Red Hat Linux:
Refer to RHSA-2006:0271-12 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2006-04-03 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Debian GNU/Linux:
Refer to DSA-1089-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2006:019 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.

References:

  • FreeRADIUS Web site: FreeRADIUS - getting the code.
  • FreeRADIUS Web site: Security Contacts and notifications.
  • ASA-2006-100: freeradius security update (RHSA-2006-0271)
  • BID-17171: FreeRADIUS EAP-MSCHAPv2 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
  • CVE-2006-1354: Unspecified vulnerability in FreeRADIUS 1.0.0 up to 1.1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication or cause a denial of service (server crash) via Insufficient input validation in the EAP-MSCHAPv2 state machine module.
  • DSA-1089: freeradius -- several vulnerabilities
  • GLSA-200604-03: FreeRADIUS: Authentication bypass in EAP-MSCHAPv2 module
  • MDKSA-2006:060: Updated FreeRADIUS packages fix EAP-MSCHAPv2 module vulnerability
  • RHSA-2006-0271: freeradius security update
  • SA19300: FreeRADIUS EAP-MSCHAPv2 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
  • SECTRACK ID: 1015795: FreeRADIUS Input Validation Error in EAP-MSCHAPv2 Module May Let Remote Users Bypass Authentication
  • SUSE-SA:2006:019: freeradius authentication bypass
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-1016: FreeRADIUS EAP-MSCHAPv2 Security Bypass and Denial of Service Vulnerability

Platforms Affected:

  • Debian Debian Linux 3.1
  • FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS 1.0.0 - 1.1.0
  • Gentoo Linux
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2006
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 10.0
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 9.1
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 9.2
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 9.3
  • SuSE SuSE SLES 9

Reported:

Mar 20, 2006

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