Memory corruption in hostapd (Alpine package)
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2015-5314 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-119 |
| Exploitation vector | Local network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
hostapd (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption
EUVDB-ID: #VU11265
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5314
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the eap_pwd_process function due to missing last fragment length validation. An adjacent attacker can submit a large buffer fragment in an EAP-pwd message, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionshostapd (Alpine package): 2.1-r0 - 2.5-r0
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=86ed9bddb82ee1c78369d3a0b0b125902c85fb74
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=159ebd69ecd27839f47799e3b81ea34621293918
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
