UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4142

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4142

    Published: 1 Jun 2015Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-4142
    Aliases:
    USN-2650-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-4142, http://w1.fi/security/2015-3/, http://w1.fi/security/2015-3/integer-underflow-in-ap-mode-wmm-action-frame.txt, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/09/5, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2650-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4142

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: wpa

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.1-0ubuntu1.3

    Affected versions

    1.0-3ubuntu2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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