CVE-2019-11234: Critical severity FreeRADIUS freeradius vulnerability

Published Apr 3, 2019
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Updated

A vulnerability was found in FreeRadius. An attacker can reflect the received scalar and element from the server in it's own commit message, and subsequently reflect the confirm value as well. This causes the adversary to successfully authenticate as the victim. Fortunately, the adversary will not posses the negotiated session key, meaning the adversary cannot actually perform any actions as this user.

Other sources

FreeRADIUS before 3.0.19 does not prevent use of reflection for authentication spoofing, aka a "Dragonblood" issue, a similar issue to CVE-2019-9497.

MITRE

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/freeradius<3.0.19
3.0.19
FreeRADIUS freeradius<3.0.19
Fedoraproject Fedora
redhat Enterprise Linux=7.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.04
debian/freeradius
3.0.21+dfsg-2.2+deb11u13.0.21+dfsg-2.2+deb11u23.2.1+dfsg-4+deb12u13.2.7+dfsg-1+deb13u23.2.8+dfsg-1

Event History

Apr 21, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:36 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:36 PM
Description
Apr 22, 2019
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:29 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Feb 20, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·10:20 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Debian·10:21 PM
DescriptionAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·10:21 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-11234?

The severity of CVE-2019-11234 has been classified as moderate.

2

How do I fix CVE-2019-11234?

To fix CVE-2019-11234, upgrade FreeRadius to version 3.0.21 or later, or to any version 3.2.1 or greater.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2019-11234?

CVE-2019-11234 affects FreeRadius versions up to 3.0.19 and several distributions including Red Hat, Debian, and Ubuntu.

4

Can CVE-2019-11234 allow attackers to impersonate users?

Yes, CVE-2019-11234 allows attackers to authenticate as legitimate users by reflecting commit messages.

5

Is CVE-2019-11234 a known vulnerability in FreeRadius?

Yes, CVE-2019-11234 is a recognized vulnerability that has been documented and identified in FreeRadius.

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