CVE-2015-0569

Heap-based buffer overflow in the private wireless extensions IOCTL implementation in wlan_hdd_wext.c in the WLAN (aka Wi-Fi) driver for the Linux kernel 3.x…

published May 9, 2016

CVSS
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EPSS
6%
Percentile
93.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Heap-based buffer overflow in the private wireless extensions IOCTL implementation in wlan_hdd_wext.c in the WLAN (aka Wi-Fi) driver for the Linux kernel 3.x and 4.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that establishes a packet filter.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.06468 · 93.7th percentile
Published
2016-05-09T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 MAY 10:00Z
    Heap-based buffer overflow in the private wireless extensions IOCTL implementation in wlan_hdd_wext.c in the WLAN (aka Wi-Fi) driver for the Linux kernel 3.x…
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