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TI-2015-03472 Aliases CVE-2015-4142GHSA-r4j8-fwxp-qfmx

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

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
Fixed

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

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04005 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

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 · 28

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.0VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.1VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.2VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.3VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.0 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.1 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.2 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.3 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
Show 18 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
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:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*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:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.2VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • 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
  • 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
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2015:1439 Released 2015-07-20 · Red Hat rating Low
    wpa_supplicant security and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) wpa_supplicant-1:0.7.3-6.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) wpa_supplicant-1:0.7.3-6.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) wpa_supplicant-1:0.7.3-6.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) wpa_supplicant-1:0.7.3-6.el6
  • RHSA-2015:1090 Released 2015-06-11 · Red Hat rating Important
    wpa_supplicant security and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) wpa_supplicant-1:2.0-17.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) wpa_supplicant-1:2.0-17.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) wpa_supplicant-1:2.0-17.ael7b_1, wpa_supplicant-1:2.0-17.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) wpa_supplicant-1:2.0-17.el7_1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1090
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1090
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1439
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1439
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1439
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1090
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1439
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1090
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-4142
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r4j8-fwxp-qfmx

References

Advisory 10

Other 4

Sources

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