CVE-2015-4143 — 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-20 — Improper Input ValidationCWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read9 documents8 sources
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
OSV4.3
EPSS
1.2%
top 21.02%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
OpensuseW1.fi HostapdW1.fi WPA Supplicant
Timeline
PublishedJun 15
Latest updateMay 14

Description

The EAP-pwd server and peer implementation in hostapd and wpa_supplicant 1.0 through 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted (1) Commit or (2) Confirm message payload.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDw1.fi/hostapd7 versions+6
▶NVDopensuse/opensuse13.1, 13.2+1
▶NVDw1.fi/wpa_supplicant7 versions+6

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
GHSA-jrqr-5j62-r5j7: The EAP-pwd server and peer implementation in hostapd and wpa_supplicant 1↗2022-05-14
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OSV
wpa, wpasupplicant vulnerabilities↗2015-06-16
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OSV
CVE-2015-4143: The EAP-pwd server and peer implementation in hostapd and wpa_supplicant 1↗2015-06-15
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CVEList
CVE-2015-4143: The EAP-pwd server and peer implementation in hostapd and wpa_supplicant 1↗2015-06-15
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
wpa_supplicant and hostapd vulnerabilities↗2015-06-16
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Red Hat
hostapd: EAP-pwd missing payload length validation↗2015-05-04
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Debian
CVE-2015-4143: wpa - The EAP-pwd server and peer implementation in hostapd and wpa_supplicant 1.0 thr...↗2015
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-4143 CVE-2015-4144 CVE-2015-4145 CVE-2015-4146 wpa_supplicant and hostapd: EAP-pwd missing payload length validation↗2015-05-07
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CVE-2015-4143 — W1.fi Hostapd vulnerability | cvebase