Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Feb 21, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-5315
CVE-2015-5315
Description
The eap_pwd_process function in eap_peer/eap_pwd.c in wpa_supplicant 2.x before 2.6 does not validate that the reassembly buffer is large enough for the final fragment when EAP-pwd is enabled in a network configuration profile, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process termination) via a large final fragment in an EAP-pwd message.
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Affected products
2- Range: <2.6
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/10/10nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- w1.fi/security/2015-7/eap-pwd-missing-last-fragment-length-validation.txtnvdMitigationVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3397nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2808-1nvdBroken Link
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