CVE-2019-13456
In FreeRADIUS 3.0 through 3.0.19, on average 1 in every 2048 EAP-pwd handshakes fails because the password element cannot be found within 10 iterations of the hunting and pecking loop. This leaks
02 Description
In FreeRADIUS 3.0 through 3.0.19, on average 1 in every 2048 EAP-pwd handshakes fails because the password element cannot be found within 10 iterations of the hunting and pecking loop. This leaks
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.79% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 78.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2019-12-03 19:53Z6 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 23:49Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2019-07-09
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- f10fc751fe3f6e552edcf3295d9a1528b6b6786a5f5b20cbb115d90c1bb179eb
05 Affected products
06 References
- freeradius.orghttps://freeradius.org/security/
- wpa3.mathyvanhoef.comhttps://wpa3.mathyvanhoef.com
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1737663
- github.comhttps://github.com/FreeRADIUS/freeradius-server/commit/3ea2a5a026e73d81cd9a3e9bbd4300c433004bfa
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:0553http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00039.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- freeradius Fixed in 3.0.20+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- freeradius Fixed in 3.0.20+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- freeradius Fixed in 3.0.20+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.