VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-0570

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.75%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-05-09
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the SET_WPS_IE IOCTL implementation in wlan_hdd_hostapd.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 uses a long WPS IE element.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Primary references