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CVE-2015-5316

The eap_pwd_perform_confirm_exchange function in eap_peer/eap_pwd.c in wpa_supplicant 2.x before 2.6, when EAP-pwd is en

The eap_pwd_perform_confirm_exchange function in eap_peer/eap_pwd.c in wpa_supplicant 2.x before 2.6, when EAP-pwd is enabled in a network configuration profile, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an EAP-pwd Confirm message followed by the Identity exchange.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 0.01524
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Weakness Classification

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
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Affected Products & Versions

2
w1.fi wpa supplicant>= 2.0 and < 2.6
debian linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

5.9
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD21 Feb 2018 · 04:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

2
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10499-1
usnUSN-2808-1
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References & Sources

5
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://w1.fi/security/2015-8/eap-pwd-unexpected-confirm.txtMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/10/11Mailing ListMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77538Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2808-1Broken Link
https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3397Third Party Advisory
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