Vulnerabilities > CVE-2012-4445 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in W1.Fi Hostapd

047910
CVSS 0.0 - NONE
Attack vector
UNKNOWN
Attack complexity
UNKNOWN
Privileges required
UNKNOWN
Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN
Integrity impact
UNKNOWN
Availability impact
UNKNOWN
w1-fi
CWE-119
nessus
NVD
Published: 2012-10-10
Updated: 2023-02-13

Summary

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
W1.Fi
13

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-2557.NASL
    descriptionTimo Warns discovered that the internal authentication server of hostapd, a user space IEEE 802.11 AP and IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP Authenticator, is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when processing fragmented EAP-TLS messages. As a result, an internal overflow checking routine terminates the process. An attacker can abuse this flaw to conduct denial of service attacks via crafted EAP-TLS messages prior to any authentication.
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2012-10-09
    plugin id62452
    published2012-10-09
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2012-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/62452
    titleDebian DSA-2557-1 : hostapd - buffer overflow
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-2557. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(62452);
  script_version("1.8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/12");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-4445");
  script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"2557");

  script_name(english:"Debian DSA-2557-1 : hostapd - buffer overflow");
  script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Timo Warns discovered that the internal authentication server of
hostapd, a user space IEEE 802.11 AP and IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP
Authenticator, is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when processing
fragmented EAP-TLS messages. As a result, an internal overflow
checking routine terminates the process. An attacker can abuse this
flaw to conduct denial of service attacks via crafted EAP-TLS messages
prior to any authentication."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/squeeze/hostapd"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2557"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"Upgrade the hostapd packages.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:0.6.10-2+squeeze1."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:hostapd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/10/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/10/09");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"6.0", prefix:"hostapd", reference:"1:0.6.10-2+squeeze1")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2012-15748.NASL
    descriptionEAP-TLS server: Fix TLS Message Length validation Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2012-10-18
    plugin id62605
    published2012-10-18
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2012-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/62605
    titleFedora 16 : hostapd-0.7.3-10.fc16 (2012-15748)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2012-15748.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(62605);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/12");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-4445");
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2012-15748");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 16 : hostapd-0.7.3-10.fc16 (2012-15748)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"EAP-TLS server: Fix TLS Message Length validation

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859918"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090185.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?277e810e"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected hostapd package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:hostapd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:16");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/10/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/10/18");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^16([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 16.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC16", reference:"hostapd-0.7.3-10.fc16")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "hostapd");
}
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2012-15759.NASL
    descriptionEAP-TLS server: Fix TLS Message Length validation Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2012-10-18
    plugin id62606
    published2012-10-18
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2012-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/62606
    titleFedora 17 : hostapd-0.7.3-10.fc17 (2012-15759)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2012-15759.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(62606);
  script_version("1.9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/12");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-4445");
  script_bugtraq_id(55826);
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2012-15759");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 17 : hostapd-0.7.3-10.fc17 (2012-15759)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"EAP-TLS server: Fix TLS Message Length validation

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859918"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090213.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?c07a88cf"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected hostapd package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:hostapd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:17");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/10/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/10/18");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^17([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 17.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC17", reference:"hostapd-0.7.3-10.fc17")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "hostapd");
}
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_F115F69336B211E2A633902B343DEEC9.NASL
    descriptionProblem description : The internal authentication server of hostapd does not sufficiently validate the message length field of EAP-TLS messages.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id63050
    published2012-11-26
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2012-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/63050
    titleFreeBSD : FreeBSD -- Insufficient message length validation for EAP-TLS messages (f115f693-36b2-11e2-a633-902b343deec9)
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database :
#
# Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
#
# Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML,
# HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification,
# are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
# 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above
#    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
#    disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
# 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs,
#    published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript,
#    RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright
#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
#    in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
#    distribution.
# 
# THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
# AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
# THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
# PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
# BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
# OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
# OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
# BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
# OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
# EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(63050);
  script_version("1.7");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/10 11:49:43");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-4445");
  script_bugtraq_id(55826);
  script_xref(name:"FreeBSD", value:"SA-12:07.hostapd");

  script_name(english:"FreeBSD : FreeBSD -- Insufficient message length validation for EAP-TLS messages (f115f693-36b2-11e2-a633-902b343deec9)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated packages in pkg_info output");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Problem description :

The internal authentication server of hostapd does not sufficiently
validate the message length field of EAP-TLS messages."
  );
  # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/f115f693-36b2-11e2-a633-902b343deec9.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?841bd839"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:FreeBSD");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2012/11/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/11/24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/11/26");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info", "Settings/ParanoidReport");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("freebsd_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


if (report_paranoia < 2) audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);

flag = 0;

if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"FreeBSD>=8.3<8.3_5")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"FreeBSD>=9.0<9.0_5")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
  • NASL familyMandriva Local Security Checks
    NASL idMANDRIVA_MDVSA-2012-168.NASL
    descriptionMultiple vulnerabilities has been discovered and corrected in hostapd : hostapd 0.7.3, and possibly other versions before 1.0, uses 0644 permissions for /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information such as credentials (CVE-2012-2389). 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 (CVE-2012-4445). The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id62659
    published2012-10-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2012-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/62659
    titleMandriva Linux Security Advisory : hostapd (MDVSA-2012:168)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2012:168. 
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(62659);
  script_version("1.8");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:54");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-2389", "CVE-2012-4445");
  script_bugtraq_id(54093, 55826);
  script_xref(name:"MDVSA", value:"2012:168");

  script_name(english:"Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : hostapd (MDVSA-2012:168)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Multiple vulnerabilities has been discovered and corrected in 
hostapd :

hostapd 0.7.3, and possibly other versions before 1.0, uses 0644
permissions for /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf, which might allow local
users to obtain sensitive information such as credentials
(CVE-2012-2389).

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 (CVE-2012-4445).

The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected hostapd package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:hostapd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2011");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/10/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/10/23");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2011", reference:"hostapd-0.7.3-2.3-mdv2011.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2012-15680.NASL
    descriptionEAP-TLS server: Fix TLS Message Length validation Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2012-10-15
    plugin id62532
    published2012-10-15
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2012-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/62532
    titleFedora 18 : hostapd-1.0-3.fc18 (2012-15680)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2012-15680.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(62532);
  script_version("1.9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/12");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-4445");
  script_bugtraq_id(55826);
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2012-15680");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 18 : hostapd-1.0-3.fc18 (2012-15680)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"EAP-TLS server: Fix TLS Message Length validation

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859918"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089852.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?3489ffe1"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected hostapd package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:hostapd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:18");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/10/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/10/15");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^18([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 18.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC18", reference:"hostapd-1.0-3.fc18")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "hostapd");
}
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2012-718.NASL
    descriptionThis patch validated the message length of EAP-TLS to avoid the potential DoS attack
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2014-06-13
    plugin id74784
    published2014-06-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/74784
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : hostapd (openSUSE-SU-2012:1371-1)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from openSUSE Security Update openSUSE-2012-718.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(74784);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/04");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-4445");

  script_name(english:"openSUSE Security Update : hostapd (openSUSE-SU-2012:1371-1)");
  script_summary(english:"Check for the openSUSE-2012-718 patch");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This patch validated the message length of EAP-TLS to avoid the
potential DoS attack"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=781740"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00062.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected hostapd packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:hostapd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:hostapd-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:hostapd-debugsource");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.2");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2012/10/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/10/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/06/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
if (release !~ "^(SUSE12\.1|SUSE12\.2)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "12.1 / 12.2", release);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);

flag = 0;

if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.1", reference:"hostapd-0.7.3-2.4.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.1", reference:"hostapd-debuginfo-0.7.3-2.4.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.1", reference:"hostapd-debugsource-0.7.3-2.4.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.2", reference:"hostapd-1.0-2.4.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.2", reference:"hostapd-debuginfo-1.0-2.4.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.2", reference:"hostapd-debugsource-1.0-2.4.1") ) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "hostapd / hostapd-debuginfo / hostapd-debugsource");
}

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