CVE-2015-1863

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-1863
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-04-28 14:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.8 from [email protected]

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Adjacent
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus 7.1 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.1 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Application W1.fi Wpa Supplicant 1.0 All All All
Application W1.fi Wpa Supplicant 1.1 All All All
Application W1.fi Wpa Supplicant 2.0 All All All
Application W1.fi Wpa Supplicant 2.1 All All All
Application W1.fi Wpa Supplicant 2.2 All All All
Application W1.fi Wpa Supplicant 2.3 All All All
Application W1.fi Wpa Supplicant 2.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:0813-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
hostapd and wpa_supplicant: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201606-17) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Full Disclosure: [ALICLOUDSEC-VUL2015-001]Android wpa_supplicant WLAN Direct remote buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
wpa_supplicant P2P SSID Parsing Flaw May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-2577-1: wpa_supplicant vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
w1.fi/security/2015-1/wpa_supplicant-p2p-ssid-overflow.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 w1.fi Third Party Advisory
wpa_supplicant CVE-2015-1863 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
阿里巴巴集团安全应急响应中心 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.alibaba.com
Android wpa_supplicant Heap Overflow ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3233-1 wpa af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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