CVE - CVE-2015-5316

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-5316	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE 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.
References
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BID:77538 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77538 CONFIRM:http://w1.fi/security/2015-8/eap-pwd-unexpected-confirm.txt DEBIAN:DSA-3397 URL:https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3397 MLIST:[oss-security] 20151110 wpa_supplicant: EAP-pwd peer error path failure on unexpected Confirm message URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/10/11 UBUNTU:USN-2808-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2808-1
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20150701	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20150701)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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