Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.8/10
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00000.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131598/Android-wpa_supplicant-Heap-Overflow.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1090.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/82Third Party Advisory, VDB 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535353/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74296
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032192Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2577-1Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-17Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00000.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131598/Android-wpa_supplicant-Heap-Overflow.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1090.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/82Third Party Advisory, VDB 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535353/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74296
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032192Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2577-1Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-17Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 28, 2015
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified