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TI-2015-01673 Aliases CVE-2015-1863GHSA-5mh9-2ph2-m7gj

Heap-based buffer overflow in wpa_supplicant 1.0 through 2.4 allows remote attackers to…

Priority LOW 34CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05191 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 20

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*14.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
Show 10 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.2VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2015:1090 Released 2015-06-11 · Red Hat rating Important
    wpa_supplicant security and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) wpa_supplicant-1:2.0-17.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) wpa_supplicant-1:2.0-17.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) wpa_supplicant-1:2.0-17.ael7b_1, wpa_supplicant-1:2.0-17.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) wpa_supplicant-1:2.0-17.el7_1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1090
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1090
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1090
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1090
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-1863
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5mh9-2ph2-m7gj

References

Advisory 8

Other 1

Sources

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