CVE-2015-0210
Published: 28 August 2017
wpa_supplicant 2.0-16 does not properly check certificate subject name, which allows remote attackers to cause a man-in-the-middle attack.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | Ubuntu uses openssl with wpasupplicant This CVE was issued for wpa_supplicant incorrectly doing a substring match in subject_match. In fact, that is the intended and documented behaviour. This CVE is invalid. |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
wpa Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
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| precise |
Does not exist
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| trusty |
Not vulnerable
|
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| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| utopic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
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wpasupplicant Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Not vulnerable
|
| precise |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| utopic |
Does not exist
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.9 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |