add_password in pam_radius_auth.c in pam_radius 1.4.0 does not correctly check the length of the input password, and is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow during memcpy(). An attacker could send a crafted password to an application (loading the pam_radius library) and crash it. Arbitrary code execution might be possible, depending on the application, C library, compiler, and other factors.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-02-24T14:14:13

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:51:05.242Z

Reserved: 2020-02-11T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-9542

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2020-02-24T15:15:10.830

Modified: 2020-08-14T14:28:33.867

Link: CVE-2015-9542

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2020-02-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-9542 - Bugzilla