CVE-2012-4445
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Heap-based buffer overflow in the eap_server_tls_process_fragment function in eap_server_tls_common.c in the EAP authentication server in hostapd 0.6 through 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or abort) via a small "TLS Message Length" value in an EAP-TLS message with the "More Fragments" flag set.
Find out more about CVE-2012-4445 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
Not Vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of wpa_supplicant as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wpa_supplicant | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wpa_supplicant | Not affected |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Timo Warns of PRESENSE Technologies GmbH for reporting this issue.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation