CVE-2015-5316

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    CVE-2015-5316

    Published: 21 Feb 2018Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://w1.fi/security/2015-8/eap-pwd-unexpected-confirm.txt, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/10/11, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77538, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2808-1, https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3397, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/10/11, http://w1.fi/security/2015-8/eap-pwd-unexpected-confirm.txt, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/10/11, http://w1.fi/security/2015-8/eap-pwd-unexpected-confirm.txt, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/10/11

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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