High severity · published Mar 23, 2019
CVE-2016-10743
hostapd before 2.6 does not prevent use of the low-quality PRNG that is reached by an os_random() function call
7.5
CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
hostapd before 2.6 does not prevent use of the low-quality PRNG that is reached by an os_random() function call.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HO
Hostapd · W1.fi
before 2.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10743
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10743
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156573/Hostapd-Insufficient-Entropy.html
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Feb/26
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/27/1
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/27/2
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00035.html
usn.ubuntu.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3944-1/
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