CVE-2014-3686

Summary

CVE	CVE-2014-3686
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	redhat
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2014-10-16 00:55:05 UTC
Updated	2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Description	wpa_supplicant and hostapd 0.7.2 through 2.2, when running with certain configurations and using wpa_cli or hostapd_cli with action scripts, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted frame.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector

Network

Access Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Operating System	Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	10.04	-	lts	All
Operating System	Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.04	-	lts	All
Operating System	Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04	All	All	All
Operating System	Debian	Debian Linux	6.0	All	All	All
Application	W1.fi	Hostapd	0.7.2	All	All	All
Application	W1.fi	Hostapd	1.0	All	All	All
Application	W1.fi	Hostapd	1.1	All	All	All
Application	W1.fi	Hostapd	2.0	All	All	All
Application	W1.fi	Hostapd	2.1	All	All	All
Application	W1.fi	Hostapd	2.2	All	All	All
Application	W1.fi	Wpa Supplicant	0.72	All	All	All
Application	W1.fi	Wpa Supplicant	1.0	All	All	All
Application	W1.fi	Wpa Supplicant	1.1	All	All	All
Application	W1.fi	Wpa Supplicant	2.0	All	All	All
Application	W1.fi	Wpa Supplicant	2.1	All	All	All
Application	W1.fi	Wpa Supplicant	2.2	All	All	All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Na	N/a	affected n/a	Not specified

References

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
Security Advisory SA60366 - Debian update for wpa - Secunia	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	secunia.com
oss-security - wpa_cli and hostapd_cli action script execution vulnerability	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.openwall.com
wpa_supplicant and hostapd CVE-2014-3686 Remote Command Execution Vulnerability	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securityfocus.com
Index of /security/2014-1	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	w1.fi
hostapd and wpa_supplicant: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201606-17) — Gentoo Security	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	security.gentoo.org
Security Advisory SA61271 - SUSE update for wpa_supplicant - Secunia	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	secunia.com
Red Hat Customer Portal	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	rhn.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3052-1 wpa	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.debian.org
Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2014-0429 - Updated wpa_supplicant and hostapd packages fix security vulnerability	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	advisories.mageia.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:1356-1: important: Security update for	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	lists.opensuse.org
USN-2383-1: wpa_supplicant vulnerability \| Ubuntu	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.ubuntu.com	Vendor Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:120 \| Mandriva	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.mandriva.com
openSUSE-SU-2014:1314-1: moderate: update for wpa_supplicant	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	lists.opensuse.org
Security Advisory SA60428 - Ubuntu update for wpa and wpasupplicant - Secunia	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	secunia.com
Bug 1151259 – CVE-2014-3686 wpa_supplicant and hostapd: wpa_cli and hostapd_cli remote command execution issue	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	bugzilla.redhat.com
openSUSE-SU-2014:1313-1: moderate: update for wpa_supplicant	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	lists.opensuse.org
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis

No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.

There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.