High severity · published May 9, 2016
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…
7.5
CVSS
2.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.9% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HO
Hostapd · W1.fi
0.6.7 through 2.5 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
14.04; 16.04; 17.04 · source: NVD
WS
Wpa Supplicant · W1.fi
0.6.7 through 2.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4476
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4476
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/12
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3455-1
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