CVE-2015-4143: opensuse
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-4143 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in opensuse. EPSS estimates a 3.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 7Timeline
- 15-06-2015PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The EAP-pwd server and peer implementation in hostapd and wpa_supplicant 1.0 through 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted (1) Commit or (2) Confirm message payload.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
3.50%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
89%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.03 pp
From 3.47% 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: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
W1.fi2 products
- hostapd1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4
- wpa_supplicant1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4
Debian1 product
- wpa< 2.3-2.2
Opensuse1 product
- opensuseEOL13.1 | 13.2
Ubuntu1 product
- wpa< 2.1-0ubuntu1.3
4 vendors · 5 products
References
15 links
- w1.fi/security/2015-4/eap-pwd-missing-payload-length-validation.txtX Refsource CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryREPORT
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00019.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEThird Party Advisory
- w1.fi/security/2015-4/REPORT