VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-4142
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…
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 4.20%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.20%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.20% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- w1.fi/wpa supplicant · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux hpc node · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · w1.fi/hostapd · opensuse/opensuse
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.