Buffer overflow in W1.fi Wpa Supplicant
CVE-2015-1863
Heap-based buffer overflow in wpa_supplicant 1.0 through 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), read memory, or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted SSID information in a management frame when creating or updating P2P entries.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.052 (91.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- W1.fi Wpa_supplicant — versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 14.10, 15.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- Opensuse — versions 13.1, 13.2
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_hpc_node — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus — versions 7.1
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_eus — versions 7.1
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-1863?
- CVE-2015-1863 is a vulnerability in W1.fi Wpa Supplicant, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-04-28.
- Is CVE-2015-1863 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.