CVE-2015-0569

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.39% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory android.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77691 third party advisory vdb entry
https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/multiple-issues-wlan-driver-allow-local-privilege-escalation-cve-2015 broken link
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39308/ third party advisory vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-0569?
CVE-2015-0569 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-0569?
To fix CVE-2015-0569, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-0569 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-0569 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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