Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Feb 21, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-5314
CVE-2015-5314
Description
The eap_pwd_process function in eap_server/eap_server_pwd.c in hostapd 2.x before 2.6 does not validate that the reassembly buffer is large enough for the final fragment when used with (1) an internal EAP server or (2) a RADIUS server and EAP-pwd is enabled in a runtime configuration, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process termination) via a large final fragment in an EAP-pwd message.
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References
4- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/10/10nvdMailing ListMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
- w1.fi/security/2015-7/eap-pwd-missing-last-fragment-length-validation.txtnvdMitigationVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3397nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2808-1nvdBroken Link
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