CVE-2015-4142

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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

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.07071

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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Affected Products & Versions

w1.fi wpa supplicantall versions
redhat enterprise linux desktopall versions
redhat enterprise linux hpc nodeall versions
redhat enterprise linux serverall versions
redhat enterprise linux workstationall versions
w1.fi hostapdall versions
opensuseall versions

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4.3

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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v2 Vector

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

Published to NVD15 Jun 2015 · 03:59 PM

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Vendor Advisories

suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10022-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10499-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2020:2059-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2020:2053-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2020:3380-1
Show all 10 vendor advisoriessuse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:2305-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:2221-1
usnUSN-2650-1
rhsaRHSA-2015:1439Low
rhsaRHSA-2015:1090Low

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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://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171401.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172608.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172655.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00019.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1090.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1439.html

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http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/34

http://w1.fi/security/2015-3/integer-underflow-in-ap-mode-wmm-action-frame.txtVendor Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3397

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/09/5

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/31/6

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032625

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2650-1

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-17Third Party Advisory

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213258

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