CVE-2015-5316
Published: 10 November 2015
The eap_pwd_perform_confirm_exchange function in eap_peer/eap_pwd.c in wpa_supplicant 2.x before 2.6, when EAP-pwd is enabled in a network configuration profile, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an EAP-pwd Confirm message followed by the Identity exchange.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | looks like it was introduced by 1f1fe195cd8907badca6d4ee17e5fa638b6f83db, so only wily+ |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
wpa Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(code not vulnerable)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| vivid |
Not vulnerable
(code not vulnerable)
|
|
| wily |
Released
(2.4-0ubuntu3.2)
|
|
|
wpasupplicant Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(code not vulnerable)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
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 | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |