CVE-2015-4142
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CVE-2015-4142
Integer underflow in the WMM Action frame parser in hostapd 0.5.5 through 2.4 and wpa_supplicant 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.
Exploit probability
4.2%
Published
June 15, 2015
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 10, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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CVE-2015-4142
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Integer underflow in the WMM Action frame parser in hostapd 0.5.5 through 2.4 and wpa_supplicant 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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171401.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172608.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172655.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00019.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1090.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1439.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/34
- http://w1.fi/security/2015-3/integer-underflow-in-ap-mode-wmm-action-frame.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3397
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/09/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/31/6
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032625
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2650-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-17
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213258