# CVE-2015-5310: Information disclosure in n/a

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

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 6 Jan 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5310, GHSA-w9vx-28m4-g24h, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5310

## 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 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5310?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-5310 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Google Android. 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-2015-5310/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5310/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5310
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5310
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-5310

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5310/
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