CVE-2024-3596: sonicos (CVSS 9)

Description

RADIUS Protocol under RFC 2865 is susceptible to forgery attacks by a local attacker who can modify any valid Response (Access-Accept, Access-Reject, or Access-Challenge) to any other response using a chosen-prefix collision attack against MD5 Response Authenticator signature.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

9.0

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-354 CWE-354

CWE-924 CWE-924

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
freeradius	freeradius	< 3.0.27
broadcom	brocade_sannav	All
broadcom	fabric_operating_system	All
sonicwall	sonicos	All

References

Other References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/09/4 https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-723487.html https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794185.html https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-radext-deprecating-radius/ https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2865 https://networkradius.com/assets/pdf/radius_and_md5_collisions.pdf https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2024-0014 https://www.blastradius.fail/ http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/09/4 https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-radext-deprecating-radius/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-3596? +

RADIUS Protocol under RFC 2865 is susceptible to forgery attacks by a local attacker who can modify any valid Response (Access-Accept, Access-Reject, or Access-Challenge) to any other response using a chosen-prefix collision attack against MD5 Response Authenticator signature. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.0 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2024-3596? +

CVE-2024-3596 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.0 out of 10, rated CRITICAL. This is a critical vulnerability that should be patched immediately.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-3596? +

CVE-2024-3596 affects products from broadcom, freeradius, sonicwall, specifically: brocade_sannav, fabric_operating_system, freeradius, sonicos. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-3596? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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