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CVE-2019-17185

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.17% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-03-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It affects OpenSSL. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2019-17185
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
2.17%
OpenSSL

Original NVD Description

In FreeRADIUS 3.0.x before 3.0.20, the EAP-pwd module used a global OpenSSL BN_CTX instance to handle all handshakes. This mean multiple threads use the same BN_CTX instance concurrently, resulting in crashes when concurrent EAP-pwd handshakes are initiated. This can be abused by an adversary as a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack.

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