CVE-2015-4142

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2015-05-04
CWE:
CWE-190->CWE-125
Bugzilla:
1221178: CVE-2015-4142 wpa_supplicant and hostapd: integer underflow in AP mode WMM Action frame processing
An integer underflow flaw, leading to a buffer over-read, was found in the way wpa_supplicant handled WMM Action frames. A specially crafted frame could possibly allow an attacker within Wi-Fi radio range to cause wpa_supplicant to crash.

Find out more about CVE-2015-4142 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score 2.9
Base Metrics AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Adjacent Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial

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Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (wpa_supplicant) RHSA-2015:1090 2015-06-11
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (wpa_supplicant) RHSA-2015:1439 2015-07-20

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 wpa_supplicant Not affected

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