wpa_supplicant: broken certificate subject check
Published Aug 28, 2017
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.90%
Description
wpa_supplicant 2.0-16 does not properly check certificate subject name, which allows remote attackers to cause a man-in-the-middle attack.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.0-16
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wpa_supplicant
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wpa_supplicant
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wpa_supplicant
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wpa_supplicant | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wpa_supplicant | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wpa_supplicant | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security determined that this flaw was not a security vulnerability. See the Bugzilla link for more details.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.90% (0.00903) | 58.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.90% (0.00903) | 54.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.30% (0.00301) | 51.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00203) | 59.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 8, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00203) | 57.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00289) | 63.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0210 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1178263 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1178921 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0210
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0210
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0210 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1178263 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1178921 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0210 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0210 |
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