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CVE-2015-4142

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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.

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

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1090.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00019.html

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-06-15

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.08223

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