CVE-2016-4476
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 High 7.5
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-4476
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2016-05-09T10:59:41
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-08-12T13:13:42
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 0.6.7 | 2.5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 0.6.7 | 2.5 |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4476 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4476 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:23:26 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 09:21:27 | 2016-05-09T10:59Z | 2016-05-09T10:59:41 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 09:21:27 | 2020-08-12T13:13:42 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 09:21:27 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |