CVE-2015-4142 | Mend Vulnerability Database

Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2015-4142

CVE-2015-4142

Published:June 15, 2015

Updated:May 17, 2026

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.

Related Resources (18)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032625

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171401.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1439.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3397

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172608.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/09/5

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00019.html

http://w1.fi/security/2015-3/integer-underflow-in-ap-mode-wmm-action-frame.txt

https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-4142

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213258

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2650-1

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/34

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/31/6

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1090.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172655.html

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-4142

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-17

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4142

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CVSS v3

Base Score:

3.7

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:

4.3

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

EPSS

Base Score:

7.07