Out-of-bounds Write Affecting wpa_supplicant package, versions <1:2.0-17.el7_1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.19% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-WPASUPPLICANT-5000343
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed22 Apr 2015

Introduced: 22 Apr 2015

CVE-2015-1863  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 wpa_supplicant to version 1:2.0-17.el7_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:1090.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wpa_supplicant package and not the wpa_supplicant package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1