4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-4142
Hostapd WMM Action Frame Parser Integer Underflow Denial of Service
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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 15, 2015, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 17, 2022, 7:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-4142 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node
1 W1.fi hostapd
2 W1.fi wpa_supplicant
1 Opensuse opensuse

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/34 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 16, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213258 [No Types Assigned]
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2650-1 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3397 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172608.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172655.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171401.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032625 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 02, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00019.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00019.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-17 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-17 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1090.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1090.html Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-17
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 18, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1439.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 16, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://w1.fi/security/2015-3/integer-underflow-in-ap-mode-wmm-action-frame.txt No Types Assigned http://w1.fi/security/2015-3/integer-underflow-in-ap-mode-wmm-action-frame.txt Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 16, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

7.47 }} 0.00%

score

0.93032

percentile

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