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CVE-2015-4141

MEDIUMEPSS 86th pctl
4.3
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The WPS UPnP function in hostapd, when using WPS AP, and wpa_supplicant, when using WPS external registrar (ER), 0.7.0 through 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a negative chunk length, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or heap-based buffer overflow.

How to fix

Remediation Available
wpaDebian
Fixed in:2.3-2.2CVE-2015-4141
Fixed in:2.3-2.2CVE-2015-4141
Fixed in:2.3-2.2CVE-2015-4141
Fixed in:2.3-2.2CVE-2015-4141
hostapdUbuntu
Fixed in:1:2.1-0ubuntu1.3USN-2650-1
wpaUbuntu
Fixed in:2.1-0ubuntu1.3USN-2650-1
wpasupplicantUbuntu
Fixed in:2.1-0ubuntu1.3USN-2650-1

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

2.99%probability of exploitation in 30 days
86thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1
Other references2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.