Rule Category

SERVER-OTHER -- Snort has detected traffic exploiting vulnerabilities in a server in the network.

Alert Message

SERVER-OTHER FreeRadius malformed service type field denial of service attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when an attempt to exploit CVE-2004-0938 is detected Impact: Attempted Denial of Service Details: A vulnerability exists in the way the FreeRADIUS software package handles out of sequence messages. When a RADIUS authentication or accounting request is sent out-of-order to a vulnerable FreeRADIUS, a memory exception occurs. This vulnerability may be leveraged by a remote attacker to deny service to the FreeRADIUS server. Ease of Attack: Simple, a public exploit exists.

What To Look For

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Known Usage

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False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

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CVE

Rule Vulnerability

CVE Additional Information

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CVE-2004-0938
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