Unscored severity · published Oct 10, 2012
CVE-2012-4445
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…
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CVSS
4.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.2% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HO
Hostapd · W1.fi
0.6.0; 0.6.1; 0.6.2; 0.6.3; 0.6.4; 0.6.5; +7 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4445
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4445
osvdb.org
http://osvdb.org/86051
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50805
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50888
w1.fi
http://w1.fi/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=hostap.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=586c446e0ff42ae00315b014924ec669023bd8de
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2557
www.freebsd.org
http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-12:07.hostapd.asc
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