CVE-2016-4476

7.5 HIGH

Published: May 09, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026

Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/12

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3455-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/12

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3455-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

7.5 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.6%

70th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

w1.fi canonical

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