CVE-2014-3686

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.51% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/60366 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3052 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00028.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60428 third party advisory
http://w1.fi/security/2014-1/
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0429.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:120 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/09/28 mailing list
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1956.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/61271 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00027.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-17 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-11/msg00000.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1151259
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2383-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70396 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-3686?
CVE-2014-3686 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-3686?
To fix CVE-2014-3686, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-3686 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-3686 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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