CVE-2014-3686

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wpa_supplicant and hostapd 0.7.2 through 2.2, when running with certain configurations and using wpa_cli or hostapd_cli

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.04511

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No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

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Affected Products & Versions

w1.fi hostapdall versions
w1.fi wpa supplicantall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
debian linuxall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

6.8

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

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

Published to NVD16 Oct 2014 · 12:55 AM

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Vendor Advisories

suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10022-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10499-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:1013-1
usnUSN-2383-1
rhsaRHSA-2014:1956Moderate

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0429.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-11/msg00000.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00027.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00028.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1956.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/60366

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http://secunia.com/advisories/60428

http://secunia.com/advisories/61271

http://w1.fi/security/2014-1/

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3052

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:120

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/09/28

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70396

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2383-1Vendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1151259

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-17

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