CVE-2015-4142: Buffer Overflow

Published May 31, 2015
·
Updated

Integer underflow in the WMM Action frame parser in hostapd 0.5.5 through 2.4 and wpasupplicant 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.

Other sources

Wi-Fi. This issue was addressed with improved checks.

Apple

Credit

Kostya Kortchinsky(Google Security Team)

Affected Software

31 affected componentsFixes available
debian/wpa
2:2.7+git20190128+0c1e29f-6+deb10u32:2.9.0-212:2.10-122:2.10-15
w1.fi Wpa Supplicant=0.7.0
w1.fi Wpa Supplicant=0.7.1
w1.fi Wpa Supplicant=0.7.2
w1.fi Wpa Supplicant=0.7.3
w1.fi Wpa Supplicant=1.0
w1.fi Wpa Supplicant=1.1
w1.fi Wpa Supplicant=2.0
w1.fi Wpa Supplicant=2.1
w1.fi Wpa Supplicant=2.2
w1.fi Wpa Supplicant=2.3
w1.fi Wpa Supplicant=2.4
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0
w1.fi hostapd=0.7.0
w1.fi hostapd=0.7.1
w1.fi hostapd=0.7.2
w1.fi hostapd=0.7.3
w1.fi hostapd=1.0
w1.fi hostapd=1.1
w1.fi hostapd=2.0
w1.fi hostapd=2.1
w1.fi hostapd=2.2
w1.fi hostapd=2.3
w1.fi hostapd=2.4
openSUSE openSUSE=13.1
openSUSE openSUSE=13.2
Apple iOS<15.5
15.5
Apple iPadOS<15.5
15.5

Event History

May 31, 2015
Data Sourced
08:42 PM
SeverityAffected Software
Jun 15, 2015
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Description

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2015-4142.

2

What is the affected software?

The affected software is Apple iOS and Apple iPadOS versions up to 15.5.

3

How was this issue addressed?

This issue was addressed with improved checks.

4

Where can I find more information about this issue?

You can find more information about this issue at the following link: [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213258](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213258).

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