CVE-2015-4142

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-4142
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-06-15 15:59:06 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionInteger 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Application W1.fi Hostapd 0.7.0 All All All
Application W1.fi Hostapd 0.7.1 All All All
Application W1.fi Hostapd 0.7.2 All All All
Application W1.fi Hostapd 0.7.3 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 Hostapd 2.3 All All All
Application W1.fi Hostapd 2.4 All All All
Application W1.fi Wpa Supplicant 0.7.0 All All All
Application W1.fi Wpa Supplicant 0.7.1 All All All
Application W1.fi Wpa Supplicant 0.7.2 All All All
Application W1.fi Wpa Supplicant 0.7.3 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
Application W1.fi Wpa Supplicant 2.3 All All All
Application W1.fi Wpa Supplicant 2.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
wpa_supplicant Integer Overflow in Processing WMM Action Frames Lets Remote Users - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
oss-security - CVE request: hostapd/wpa_supplicant - Integer underflow in AP mode WMM Action frame processing af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
hostapd and wpa_supplicant: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201606-17) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3397-1 wpa af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: wpa_supplicant-2.4-7.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: wpa_supplicant-2.0-17.fc21 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
openSUSE-SU-2015:1030-1: moderate: Recommended update for wpa_supplicant af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Full Disclosure: APPLE-SA-2022-05-16-1 iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: wpa_supplicant-2.4-6.fc23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
USN-2650-1: wpa_supplicant and hostapd vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: vulnerability in wpa_supplicant and hostapd af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
w1.fi/security/2015-3/integer-underflow-in-ap-mode-wmm-action-frame... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 w1.fi Vendor Advisory
About the security content of iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 610416 Apple iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5 Security Update Missing (HT213258)
  • 750549 OpenSUSE Security Update for wpa_supplicant (openSUSE-SU-2020:2059-1)
  • 750557 OpenSUSE Security Update for wpa_supplicant (openSUSE-SU-2020:2053-1)
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