CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-4445

MEDIUMEPSS 90th pctl
4.3
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the eap_server_tls_process_fragment function in eap_server_tls_common.c in the EAP authentication server in hostapd 0.6 through 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or abort) via a small "TLS Message Length" value in an EAP-TLS message with the "More Fragments" flag set.

How to fix

Remediation Available
wpaDebian
Fixed in:1.0-3CVE-2012-4445
Fixed in:1.0-3CVE-2012-4445
Fixed in:1.0-3CVE-2012-4445
Fixed in:1.0-3CVE-2012-4445

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

4.22%probability of exploitation in 30 days
90thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

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