Alpine: multiple freeradius packages: security update to 2.1.12-r5 (deprecated)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 401331

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- Stack-based buffer overflow in the cbtls_verify function in FreeRADIUS 2.1.10 through 2.1.12, when using
TLS-based EAP methods, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly
execute arbitrary code via a long "not after" timestamp in a client certificate. (CVE-2012-3547)

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 401331

Version: Revision 1.23

Type: Local

Family: Alpine Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 8/16/2023

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-3547

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/13/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/10/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3547

BID: 55483

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