Buffer overflow in wpa_supplicant before 0.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial…
Priority LOW 28Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in wpa_supplicant before 0.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via invalid EAPOL-Key packet data.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02697 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wpa_supplicant:wpa_supplicant:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2 | Vulnerable | Wpa Supplicant |
| cpe:2.3:a:wpa_supplicant:wpa_supplicant:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.1 | Vulnerable | Wpa Supplicant |
| cpe:2.3:a:wpa_supplicant:wpa_supplicant:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.2 | Vulnerable | Wpa Supplicant |
| cpe:2.3:a:wpa_supplicant:wpa_supplicant:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.3 | Vulnerable | Wpa Supplicant |
| cpe:2.3:a:wpa_supplicant:wpa_supplicant:0.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.4 | Vulnerable | Wpa Supplicant |
| cpe:2.3:a:wpa_supplicant:wpa_supplicant:0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.5 | Vulnerable | Wpa Supplicant |
| cpe:2.3:a:wpa_supplicant:wpa_supplicant:0.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.6 | Vulnerable | Wpa Supplicant |
| cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | gentoo |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.2 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* | 9.2 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
- cpe:2.3:a:wpa_supplicant:wpa_supplicant:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2 Vulnerable ·Wpa Supplicant
- cpe:2.3:a:wpa_supplicant:wpa_supplicant:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.1 Vulnerable ·Wpa Supplicant
- cpe:2.3:a:wpa_supplicant:wpa_supplicant:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.2 Vulnerable ·Wpa Supplicant
- cpe:2.3:a:wpa_supplicant:wpa_supplicant:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.3 Vulnerable ·Wpa Supplicant
- cpe:2.3:a:wpa_supplicant:wpa_supplicant:0.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.4 Vulnerable ·Wpa Supplicant
- cpe:2.3:a:wpa_supplicant:wpa_supplicant:0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.5 Vulnerable ·Wpa Supplicant
- cpe:2.3:a:wpa_supplicant:wpa_supplicant:0.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.6 Vulnerable ·Wpa Supplicant
- cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·gentoo
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0470
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2x7q-3vg9-qwxr
References
Sources
- CVE-2005-0470 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-0470 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2x7q-3vg9-qwxr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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