Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2015-1863 |
CWE-ID | CWE-122 |
Exploitation vector | Local network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
wpa_supplicant Server applications / Encryption software |
Vendor | Jouni Malinen |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU32294
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1863
CWE-ID:
CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Heap-based buffer overflow in wpa_supplicant 1.0 through 2.4. A remote attacker can use crafted SSID information in a management frame when creating or updating P2P entries. to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationUpdate to version 2.4.0.
Vulnerable software versionswpa_supplicant: 1.0 - 2.4
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00000.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131598/Android-wpa_supplicant-Heap-Overflow.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1090.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/82
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.txt
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3233
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535353/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74296
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032192
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2577-1
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-17
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.