CVE-2015-1863
mediumpriority · track · 25EPSS 0.052 · 92 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedwpa_supplicant-1:2.0-17.ael7b_1.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1090 - Fixedwpa_supplicant-1:2.0-17.ael7b_1.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1090 - Fixedwpa_supplicant-1:2.0-17.el7_1.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1090 - Fixedwpa_supplicant-1:2.0-17.el7_1.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1090 - Fixedwpa_supplicant-1:2.0-17.el7_1.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1090 - Fixedwpa_supplicant-1:2.0-17.el7_1.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1090 - Fixedwpa_supplicant-1:2.0-17.el7_1.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1090 - Fixedwpa_supplicant-1:2.0-17.el7_1.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1090 - Fixedwpa_supplicant-1:2.0-17.el7_1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1090 - Fixedwpa_supplicant-1:2.0-17.el7_1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1090 - Fixedwpa_supplicant-1:2.0-17.el7_1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1090 - Fixedwpa_supplicant-1:2.0-17.el7_1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1090 - Fixedwpa_supplicant-debuginfo-1:2.0-17.ael7b_1.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1090 - Fixedwpa_supplicant-debuginfo-1:2.0-17.el7_1.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1090 - Fixedwpa_supplicant-debuginfo-1:2.0-17.el7_1.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1090 - Fixedwpa_supplicant-debuginfo-1:2.0-17.el7_1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1090 - Fixedwpa_supplicant-debuginfo-1:2.0-17.el7_1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1090 - Fixedwpa_supplicant-debuginfo-1:2.0-17.el7_1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1090 - Fixedwpa_supplicant-debuginfo-1:2.0-17.el7_1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1090
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (40)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- redhat enterprise linux hpc node= 7.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux hpc node eus= 7.1nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux server eus= 7.1nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux workstation= 7.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- RHSA-2015:1090Red Hat Security Advisory: wpa_supplicant security and enhancement update2015-06-11csaf · redhat_csafUS
An updated wpa_supplicant package that fixes two security issues and adds one enhancement is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (30)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/63849cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/64151cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/64301cnnvd
- http://w1.fi/security/2015-1/wpa_supplicant-p2p-ssid-overflow.txtcnnvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3233cnnvd
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2577-1cnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00000.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131598/Android-wpa_supplicant-Heap-Overflow.htmlenisa_euvd
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