85313 : PacketFence RADIUS Extension Custom VLAN Assignment Extension User-Name RADIUS Attribute Handling User Identity Spoofing
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2012-04-13

Description

PacketFence contains a flaw related to the RADIUS extension. This issue is triggered when the extension uses different user names for authentication for users using custom VLAN assignment extensions. With a specially crafted User-Name RADIUS attribute, a remote attacker can spoof a user's identity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.3.0 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Inverse

PacketFence

3.2.0

References

CVE ID: 2012-4741 (see also: NVD)
Other Advisory URL: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29126135
Vendor URL: http://www.packetfence.org/
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://www.packetfence.org/bugs/view.php?id=1390

Credit

obilodeau

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2012-09-03 | Disagree?

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