CVE-2015-5310 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject broadcast packets or cause denial of service in wpa_supplicant due to improper handling of WNM Sleep Mode responses.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2015-5310?

CVE-2015-5310 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Jan 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WNM Sleep Mode code in wpa_supplicant 2.x before 2.6 does not properly ignore key data in response frames when management frame protection (MFP) was not negotiated, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary broadcast or multicast packets or cause a denial of service (ignored packets) via a WNM Sleep Mode response.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5310?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5310?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-5310 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5310 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5310, GHSA-w9vx-28m4-g24h, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5310.

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