Remote DoS Vulnerability in Hostapd and Wpa_Supplicant Products
CVE-2015-4145

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

W1.fi

Status
Hostapd
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 June 2015

What is CVE-2015-4145?

The EAP-pwd server and peer implementation in wpa_supplicant and hostapd versions 1.0 through 2.4 lacks a mechanism to properly validate message fragments. This oversight can be exploited by remote attackers to create a denial of service condition, ultimately leading to a memory leak when certain crafted messages are processed. This vulnerability poses significant risks for network environments utilizing these products.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/31/6
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http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3397
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-17
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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