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
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.052 (92.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.052 · newest: 0.052 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- W1.fi Wpa Supplicant — versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 14.10, 15.04
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- openSUSE — versions 13.1, 13.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus — versions 7.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus — versions 7.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- w1.fi/security/2015-1/wpa_supplicant-p2p-ssid-overflow.txt (Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3233 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535353/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2577-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/82 (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/74296 (vdb-entry)
- security.alibaba.com/blog/blog.htm
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/131598/Android-wpa_supplicant-Heap-Overflow.html (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-17 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
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.