Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 15, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-4144
CVE-2015-4144
Description
The EAP-pwd server and peer implementation in hostapd and wpa_supplicant 1.0 through 2.4 does not validate that a message is long enough to contain the Total-Length field, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted message.
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Affected products
20cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=1.0, <=2.4
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- 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:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=1.0, <=2.4
- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/hostapd&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/wpa_supplicant&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 2.6-1.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6-1.1
Patches
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References
7- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00019.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- w1.fi/security/2015-4/eap-pwd-missing-payload-length-validation.txtnvdVendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-17nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3397nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/09/6nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/31/6nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2650-1nvd
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