CVE-2015-5314 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting hostapd 2.x before 2.6, including Debian and w1.fi distributions. The flaw lies in the eap_pwd_process function, which fails to validate reassembly buffer size for EAP-pwd messages, allowing remote attackers to terminate the process via a large final fragment. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.9), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and high attack complexity, leading to a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.0, < 2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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