CVE-2015-1863
wpa - security update
EPSS 8.5%
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.
How to fix CVE-2015-1863
To remediate CVE-2015-1863, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wpa—upgrade to 2.3-2 or later
- Debian/wpa—upgrade to 1.0-3+deb7u2 or later
Is CVE-2015-1863 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 8.5%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.3-2
- from 0, < 1.0-3+deb7u2