wpa_supplicant: unauthorized WNM Sleep Mode GTK control
Published Jan 6, 2016
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.17%
Description
The WNM Sleep Mode code in wpa_supplicant 2.x before 2.6 does not properly ignore key data in response frames when management frame protection (MFP) was not negotiated, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary broadcast or multicast packets or cause a denial of service (ignored packets) via a WNM Sleep Mode response.
Affected products
No data.
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
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of wpa_supplicant as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7 as they do not include the WNM functionality.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AV:A/AC:L/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 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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.17% (0.01165) | 66.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.99% (0.00989) | 57.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.30% (0.00305) | 51.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.60% (0.00605) | 79.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.60% (0.00605) | 77.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 8, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00605) | 75.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00534) | 73.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-01-01.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://w1.fi/security/2015-6/
- http://w1.fi/security/2015-6/wpa_supplicant-unauthorized-wnm-sleep-mode-gtk-control.txt x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3397 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/10/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77541 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034592 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2808-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5310 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1277857 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5310
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5310
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-01-01.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://w1.fi/security/2015-6/ | ||
| http://w1.fi/security/2015-6/wpa_supplicant-unauthorized-wnm-sleep-mode-gtk-control.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3397 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/10/9 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77541 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034592 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2808-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5310 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1277857 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5310 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5310 |
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