Medium severity · published Feb 21, 2018
CVE-2015-5316
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…
5.9
CVSS
3.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.2% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
WS
Wpa Supplicant · W1.fi
2.0 before 2.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5316
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5316
Mitigation
http://w1.fi/security/2015-8/eap-pwd-unexpected-confirm.txt
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/10/11
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77538
Broken Link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2808-1
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3397
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