Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 16, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-3686
CVE-2014-3686
Description
wpa_supplicant and hostapd 0.7.2 through 2.2, when running with certain configurations and using wpa_cli or hostapd_cli with action scripts, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted frame.
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Affected products
23cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=0.7.2, <=2.2
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- Range: >=0.7.2, <=2.2
- osv-coords5 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/hostapd&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/wpa_supplicant&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/wpa_supplicant&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/wpa_supplicant&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/wpa_supplicant&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012
< 2.6-1.1+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2-8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2-8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2-8.1
Patches
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References
16- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2383-1nvdVendor Advisory
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0429.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-11/msg00000.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00027.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00028.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1956.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/60366nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/60428nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/61271nvd
- w1.fi/security/2014-1/nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3052nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/09/28nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/70396nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-17nvd
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