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 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.

CVSS v3.1 NVD

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

6.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 94th percentile

Published

2016-05-09

Updated

2024-08-06

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39308

Security advisories

• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77691

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry