Fluid Attacks Database

Description

The EAP-pwd peer implementation in hostapd and wpa_supplicant 1.0 through 2.4 does not clear the L (Length) and M (More) flags before determining if a response should be fragmented, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted message.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected version	Patched versions
debian 14	wpa	>=0 <2.3-2.2	2.3-2.2
debian 13	wpa	>=0 <2.3-2.2	2.3-2.2
debian 12	wpa	>=0 <2.3-2.2	2.3-2.2
debian 11	wpa	>=0 <2.3-2.2	2.3-2.2

Aliases

1. CVE-2015-41462. NVD-2015-41463. OSV-DEBIAN-2015-41464. OSV-2015-41465. SECURITY-TRACKER-CVE-2015-4146

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