CVE catalog

CVE-2015-1863

wpa: CVE-2015-1863

Severity: Medium
Published: Apr 21, 2015, 2:30:27 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 5.19% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	wpa	sid	`2:2.11-4`	fixed
Debian	wpa	forky	`2:2.11-4`	fixed
Debian	wpa	trixie	`2:2.10-24`	fixed
Debian	wpa	bookworm	`2:2.10-12+deb12u3`	fixed
Debian	wpa	bookworm-security	`2:2.10-12+deb12u2`	fixed
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`1.0-3ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`1.0-3ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`1.0-3ubuntu4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1.2`	fixed
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`1.0-3ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`1.0-3ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`1.0-3ubuntu4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1.2`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	wpa	source	sid	`2.3-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[783148]
Debian	wpa	source	forky	`2.3-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[783148]
Debian	wpa	source	trixie	`2.3-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[783148]
Debian	wpa	source	bookworm	`2.3-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[783148]
Ubuntu	wpa	deb	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1.2`	Not reported	USN-2577-1	Not reported
Ubuntu	wpa	deb	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1.2`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1863	Not reported

[Debian bug #783148]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[eapoltest]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (4)
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
[hostapd]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (4)
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
[libwpa-client-dev]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (4)
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
[wpagui]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (4)
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
[wpasupplicant]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (4)
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[eapoltest]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (2)
- 2:2.10-24 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · 13
- 2:2.10-24 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · 13
[hostapd]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (2)
- 2:2.10-24 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · 13
- 2:2.10-24 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · 13
[libwpa-client-dev]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (2)
- 2:2.10-24 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · 13
- 2:2.10-24 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · 13
[wpagui]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (2)
- 2:2.10-24 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · 13
- 2:2.10-24 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · 13
[wpasupplicant]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (2)
- 2:2.10-24 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · 13
- 2:2.10-24 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3-2
  dsa · wpa · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:14:32 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]