CVE-2024-3596

9.0 CRITICAL
Published: July 09, 2024 Modified: November 04, 2025

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.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2865
Source: cret@cert.org
Technical Description
https://www.blastradius.fail/
Source: cret@cert.org
Technical Description
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/09/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-radext-deprecating-radius/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Technical Description
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2865
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Technical Description
https://networkradius.com/assets/pdf/radius_and_md5_collisions.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2024-0014
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240822-0001/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.blastradius.fail/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Technical Description
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/456537
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

17 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.0 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
19.0%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

freeradius sonicwall broadcom