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FreeRADIUS servers using the vulnerable EAP-PWD module can be crashed by a malformed zero-length authentication packet. The business impact is availability: authentication services relying on FreeRADIUS 3.0 through 3.0.8 may fail until restored. Exposure is likely where FreeRADIUS 3.0 through 3.0.8 is deployed and EAP-PWD is enabled or reachable by EAP peers. Systems not using EAP-PWD are not shown as affected by the provided sources. Treat as a service availability issue for identity and network access infrastructure. Prioritize remediation if FreeRADIUS supports wireless, VPN, or 802.1X authentication, because outages can block legitimate users even without data compromise. Mitigation focus: Check FreeRADIUS vendor guidance for the EAP-PWD 2015 advisory.; Upgrade affected FreeRADIUS deployments to a non-affected supported release.; Disable EAP-PWD where it is not required for authentication flows..
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