CVE-2015-1863: canonical ubuntu_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-1863 is a medium (CVSS 5.8) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 5.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.8, adjacent network); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 3Timeline
- 28-04-2015PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
5.19%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
92%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 5.19% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: adjacent network, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Redhat6 products
- enterprise_linux_desktop7.0
- enterprise_linux_hpc_node7.0
- enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus7.1
- enterprise_linux_server7.0
- enterprise_linux_server_eus7.1
Debian2 products
- wpa< 2.3-2 | < 1.0-3+deb7u2 | < 2.3-1+deb8u1
- debian_linuxEOL7.0 | 8.0
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL14.04 | 14.10 | 15.04
Opensuse1 product
- opensuseEOL13.1 | 13.2
Ubuntu1 product
- wpa< 2.1-0ubuntu1.2
W1.fi1 product
- wpa_supplicant1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4
6 vendors · 12 products
References
16 links
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00000.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/82Mailing ListX Refsource FULLDISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security.alibaba.com/blog/blog.htm?spm=0.0.0.0.p1ECc3&id=19X Refsource MISC
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/131598/Android-wpa_supplicant-Heap-Overflow.htmlX Refsource MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry