CVE-2014-3686
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.8
Description
wpa_supplicant and hostapd 0.7.2 through 2.2, when running with certain configurations and using wpa_cli or hostapd_cli with action scripts, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted frame.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Ubuntu Affected 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 14.04 | Affected | — |
| 12.04 | Affected | — |
| 10.04 | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.3-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.3-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.3-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.3-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.3-1 |
| 6.0 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| w1.fi | hostapd | 0.7.2 | |
| w1.fi | hostapd | 1.0 | |
| w1.fi | hostapd | 1.1 | |
| w1.fi | hostapd | 2.0 | |
| w1.fi | hostapd | 2.1 | |
| w1.fi | hostapd | 2.2 | |
| w1.fi | wpa_supplicant | 0.72 | |
| w1.fi | wpa_supplicant | 1.0 | |
| w1.fi | wpa_supplicant | 1.1 | |
| w1.fi | wpa_supplicant | 2.0 | |
| w1.fi | wpa_supplicant | 2.1 | |
| w1.fi | wpa_supplicant | 2.2 | |
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0429.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-11/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00027.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00028.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1956.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60366
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60428
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61271
- http://w1.fi/security/2014-1/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3052
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:120
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/09/28
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70396
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2383-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1151259
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-17
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3686
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.