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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

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8 EPSS 0.08546
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  • EPSS percentile: top 7% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

10
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
w1.fi wpa supplicantall versions
redhat enterprise linux desktopall versions
redhat enterprise linux hpc nodeall versions
redhat enterprise linux hpc node eusall versions
redhat enterprise linux serverall versions
redhat enterprise linux server eusall versions
redhat enterprise linux workstationall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · Android-wpa_supplicant-Heap-Overflow.htmlpacketstormsecurity.com
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Scoring & Timeline

5.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD28 Apr 2015 · 02:59 PM
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10022-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10499-1
android-securityANDROID-2015-08-01High
rhsaRHSA-2015:1090Low
usnUSN-2577-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00000.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1090.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/82Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://security.alibaba.com/blog/blog.htm?spm=0.0.0.0.p1ECc3&id=19
http://w1.fi/security/2015-1/wpa_supplicant-p2p-ssid-overflow.txtThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3233Third Party Advisory
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