CVE-2015-5316 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.9