CVE-2016-4476

hostapd 0.6.7 through 2.5 and wpa_supplicant 0.6.7 through 2.5 do not reject \n and \r characters in passphrase parameters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via a crafted WPS operation.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/12	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3455-1	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant::::::::

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::esm:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.04:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-05-09 10:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-4476

Mitre link : CVE-2016-4476

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-4476

JSON object : View

Products Affected

w1.fi

wpa_supplicant
hostapd

canonical

ubuntu_linux

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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