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.
CVE-2015-1863
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 5.8 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 5.2% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 5.8MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 5.8(low)
- EG Risk
- 33(Track)EG Risk 33/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity58% × 45%Exploitation5% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 5%
- EPSS %ILE
- 92%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 28, 2015
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (24)
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00000.html
- secalert@redhathttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131598/Android-wpa_supplicant-Heap-Overflow.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1090.html
- secalert@redhathttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/82
- secalert@redhathttp://security.alibaba.com/blog/blog.htm?spm=0.0.0.0.p1ECc3&id=19
- secalert@redhathttp://w1.fi/security/2015-1/wpa_supplicant-p2p-ssid-overflow.txt
- secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3233
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535353/100/0/threaded
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74296
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032192
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2577-1
- secalert@redhathttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-17
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00000.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131598/Android-wpa_supplicant-Heap-Overflow.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1090.html
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2015-1863(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | wpasupplicant-udeb (2.1-0ubuntu1.2) @ trusty | 2026-05-23 | ubuntu |
| redhat | wpa_supplicant-1:2.0-17.ael7b_1 | 2015-06-11 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(6 across 6 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpa | — | 2.3-2 | — |
Debian:12(1)
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|---|---|---|---|
| wpa | — | 2.3-2 | — |
Debian:13(1)
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|---|---|---|---|
| wpa | — | 2.3-2 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpa | — | 2.3-2 | — |
Debian:7(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpa | 1.0-3, 1.0-3+deb7u1 | 1.0-3+deb7u2 | — |
Debian:8(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpa | 2.3-1 | 2.3-1+deb8u1 | — |
Additional Vendor Advisories
(1)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
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