Numeric Errors Affecting wpa package, versions <2.4-0ubuntu5


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.69% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-WPA-339526
  • published9 Nov 2015
  • disclosed9 Nov 2015

Introduced: 9 Nov 2015

CVE-2015-8041  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-189  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 wpa to version 2.4-0ubuntu5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wpa package and not the wpa package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Multiple integer overflows in the NDEF record parser in hostapd before 2.5 and wpa_supplicant before 2.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash or infinite loop) via a large payload length field value in an (1) WPS or (2) P2P NFC NDEF record, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

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