hostapd: EAP-pwd missing payload length validation
Published Jun 15, 2015
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.38%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
- 1.0
- 1.1
- 2.0
- 2.1
- 2.2
- 2.3
- 2.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wpa_supplicant
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wpa_supplicant
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wpa_supplicant
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wpa_supplicant | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wpa_supplicant | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wpa_supplicant | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of wpa_supplicant as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03377) | 88.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.40% (0.03401) | 87.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 77.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.66% (0.02658) | 76.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 77.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.39% (0.02387) | 90.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.37% (0.02371) | 88.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00019.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://w1.fi/security/2015-4/eap-pwd-missing-payload-length-validation.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3397 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/09/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/31/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2650-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4144 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1219449 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4144
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-17 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4144
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00019.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory | |
| http://w1.fi/security/2015-4/eap-pwd-missing-payload-length-validation.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3397 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/09/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/31/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2650-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4144 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1219449 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4144 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-17 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4144 |
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