CVE-2015-4142

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 14
Modified
Published: 15 Jun 2015, 15:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 06:04

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
19/100
CVSS Score
4.3 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
7.07% LOW
7% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

15 Jun 2015, 15:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 06:04
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Integer underflow in the WMM Action frame parser in hostapd 0.5.5 through 2.4 and wpa_supplicant 0.7.0 through 2.4, when used for AP mode MLME/SME functionality, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted frame, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 7.07%• Percentile: 92%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-119•Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

    The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

Affected Systems

  • opensuse•opensuse

    13.1 | 13.2

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_desktop

    6.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_hpc_node

    6.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server

    6.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_workstation

    6.0

  • w1.fi•hostapd

    0.7.0 | 0.7.1 | 0.7.2 | 0.7.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4

  • w1.fi•wpa_supplicant

    0.7.0 | 0.7.1 | 0.7.2 | 0.7.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4

References (15)