# CVE-2015-1863: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause crashes, read memory, or execute code via crafted Wi-Fi management frames in wpa_supplicant.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.8 (`AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 28 Apr 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1863, DSA-3233-1, GHSA-5mh9-2ph2-m7gj, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1863, USN-2577-1

## What is CVE-2015-1863?

CVE-2015-1863 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 28 Apr 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1863?

It affects 10 products.


Products: Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node, Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation, W1.fi Wpa Supplicant.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-1863?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2015-1863 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1863 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

- [CVE-2020-11651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11651/): SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-7247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7247/): OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-16928](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16928/): Exim Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-6789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6789/): Exim Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-2590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2590/): Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-1863 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-1863 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 28 Apr 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1863 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Canonical Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1863/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1863/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1863
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1863
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-1863

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