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TI-2012-03787 Aliases CVE-2012-4445GHSA-2hh4-7m9c-h6f2

Heap-based buffer overflow in the eap_server_tls_process_fragment function in…

Priority LOW 27CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0422 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.0VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.1VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.2VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.3VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.4VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.5VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.6VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.7VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.0VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.1VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.0 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.2 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.3 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.4 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.5 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.6 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.7 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.0 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.1 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.2VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.3VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.2 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.3 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4445
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2hh4-7m9c-h6f2

References

Advisory 3

Other 4

  • TI-2020-10094 The Open Connectivity Foundation UPnP specification before 2020-04-17 does not forbid the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-07426 The implementations of SAE in hostapd before 2.10 and wpa_supplicant before 2.10 are… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-07427 The implementations of EAP-pwd in hostapd before 2.10 and wpa_supplicant before 2.10 are… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-06933 Improper authentication in Wi-Fi Alliance hostapd with EAP-pwd support CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2017-09721 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA and WPA2) that supports IEEE 802.11r allows reinstallation of… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2019-06935 Origin validation error in Wi-Fi Alliance hostapd with EAP-pwd support CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
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Sources

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