FreeBSD : wpa_supplicant -- WPS_NFC option payload length validation vulnerability (c93c9395-25e1-11e5-a4a5-002590263bf5)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 84653

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Jouni Malinen reports :

Incomplete WPS and P2P NFC NDEF record payload length validation.
(2015-5)

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?9e29e642

http://www.nessus.org/u?61d65ee8

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 84653

File Name: freebsd_pkg_c93c939525e111e5a4a5002590263bf5.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 7/13/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:wpa_supplicant, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 7/9/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/8/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8041