wpa_supplicant: P2P SSID processing vulnerability
Published Apr 28, 2015
5.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.19%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 14.04
- 14.10
- 15.04
Configuration 2
- 1.0
- 1.1
- 2.0
- 2.1
- 2.2
- 2.3
- 2.4
Configuration 3
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.1
- 7.0
- 7.1
- 7.0
Configuration 4
- 7.0
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wpa_supplicant-1:2.0-17.ael7b_1
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1090
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wpa_supplicant
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wpa_supplicant
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wpa_supplicant-1:2.0-17.ael7b_1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1090 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wpa_supplicant | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wpa_supplicant | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the wpa_supplicant versions as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 1, 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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.19% (0.05191) | 92.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.23% (0.05228) | 91.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 8.55% (0.08546) | 92.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 10, 2025 | 5.38% (0.05376) | 89.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.50% (0.06502) | 90.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.79% (0.07789) | 86.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | 6.50% (0.06502) | 90.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.55% (0.08546) | 91.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.82% (0.02820) | 91.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 3, 2024 | 2.96% (0.02959) | 89.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 28, 2023 | 2.89% (0.02889) | 89.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.83% (0.02825) | 89.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 81.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131598/Android-wpa_supplicant-Heap-Overflow.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1090.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/82 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://security.alibaba.com/blog/blog.htm?spm=0.0.0.0.p1ECc3&id=19 x_refsource_MISC
- http://w1.fi/security/2015-1/
- http://w1.fi/security/2015-1/wpa_supplicant-p2p-ssid-overflow.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3233 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535353/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74296 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032192 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2577-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1863 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1211191 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1863
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-17 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1863
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