CVE-2015-4142 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Hostapd

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCWE-190 — Integer Overflow or WraparoundCWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read10 documents9 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
7.1%
top 8.46%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
7
OpensuseRedhat Enterprise Linux DesktopRedhat Enterprise Linux HPC Node+4 more
Timeline
PublishedJun 15
Latest updateMay 16

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 vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages7 packages

▶NVDw1.fi/hostapd11 versions+10
▶NVDopensuse/opensuse13.1, 13.2+1
▶NVDw1.fi/wpa_supplicant11 versions+10

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
GHSA-r4j8-fwxp-qfmx: Integer underflow in the WMM Action frame parser in hostapd 0↗2022-05-14
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OSV
wpa, wpasupplicant vulnerabilities↗2015-06-16
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OSV
CVE-2015-4142: Integer underflow in the WMM Action frame parser in hostapd 0↗2015-06-15
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CVEList
CVE-2015-4142: Integer underflow in the WMM Action frame parser in hostapd 0↗2015-06-15
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Apple
CVE-2015-4142: iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5↗2022-05-16
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Ubuntu
wpa_supplicant and hostapd vulnerabilities↗2015-06-16
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Red Hat
hostapd: integer underflow in AP mode WMM Action frame processing↗2015-05-04
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Debian
CVE-2015-4142: wpa - Integer underflow in the WMM Action frame parser in hostapd 0.5.5 through 2.4 an...↗2015
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-4142 wpa_supplicant and hostapd: integer underflow in AP mode WMM Action frame processing↗2015-05-13
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CVE-2015-4142 — W1.fi Hostapd vulnerability | cvebase