CVE-2015-4144

Published: Jun 15, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

5.0

Vector

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

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

The EAP-pwd server and peer implementation in hostapd and wpa_supplicant 1.0 through 2.4 does not validate that a message is long enough to contain the Total-Length field, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted message.

Affected (16)

Products: Opensuse: Opensuse · W1.fi: Hostapd, Wpa Supplicant

1 product

2 products

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.1
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.2

Configuration B

7 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
W1.fi Hostapd	Version 1.0
W1.fi Hostapd	Version 1.1
W1.fi Hostapd	Version 2.0
W1.fi Hostapd	Version 2.1
W1.fi Hostapd	Version 2.2
W1.fi Hostapd	Version 2.3
W1.fi Hostapd	Version 2.4

Configuration C

7 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
W1.fi Wpa Supplicant	Version 1.0
W1.fi Wpa Supplicant	Version 1.1
W1.fi Wpa Supplicant	Version 2.0
W1.fi Wpa Supplicant	Version 2.1
W1.fi Wpa Supplicant	Version 2.2
W1.fi Wpa Supplicant	Version 2.3
W1.fi Wpa Supplicant	Version 2.4

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (14)

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://w1.fi/security/2015-4/eap-pwd-missing-payload-length-validation.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/09/6

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://w1.fi/security/2015-4/eap-pwd-missing-payload-length-validation.txt

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/09/6

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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