Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2004-0987 is a legacy buffer overflow in yardradius 1.0.20. A remote attacker could potentially run arbitrary code on an affected server. Business urgency depends on whether this old RADIUS software is still deployed or exposed. Exposure is likely limited to organizations still running yardradius 1.0.20, especially on internet-reachable or untrusted network paths. The bundle lists affected metadata as n/a, so confirm product presence through asset and package inventory. Treat as high priority only if yardradius is present. For most modern environments, this is probably a legacy exposure validation task rather than a broad emergency. Mitigation focus: Inventory systems for yardradius, especially version 1.0.20.; Review Debian DSA-598 and vendor package guidance for corrected packages.; Upgrade, replace, or remove unsupported yardradius deployments..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- yardradius-processmenu-bo(18270)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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