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.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2015-4144 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of wpa_supplicant as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score | 2.9 |
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Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
Access Complexity | Medium |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | None |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | Partial |
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Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wpa_supplicant | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wpa_supplicant | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wpa_supplicant | Not affected |