wpa_supplicant 2.0-16 does not properly check certificate subject name, which allows remote attackers to cause a man-in-the-middle attack.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2015-0210 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 5.4 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wpa_supplicant | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wpa_supplicant | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wpa_supplicant | Will not fix |
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