CVE-2019-9495

The implementations of EAP-PWD in hostapd and wpa_supplicant are vulnerable to side-channel attacks as a result of cache access patterns. All versions of hostapd and wpa_supplicant with EAP-PWD support are vulnerable. The ability to install and execute applications is necessary for a successful attack. Memory access patterns are visible in a shared cache. Weak passwords may be cracked. Versions of hostapd/wpa_supplicant 2.7 and newer, are not vulnerable to the timing attack described in CVE-2019-9494. Both hostapd with EAP-pwd support and wpa_supplicant with EAP-pwd support prior to and including version 2.7 are affected.

• CVE ID
• CVE-2019-9495

• Assigner
• cret@cert.org

• Vulnerability Status
• Analyzed

• Published Version
• 2019-04-17T14:29:03

• Last Modified Date
• 2021-11-03T19:53:18

• Version
• 2.0

• Vector String
• AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

• Access Vector
• NETWORK

• Access Compatibility
• MEDIUM

• Authentication
• NONE

• Confidentiality Impact
• PARTIAL

• Integrity Impact
• NONE

• Availability Impact
• NONE

• Base Score
• 4.3

• Severity
• MEDIUM

• Exploitability Score
• 8.6

• Impact Score
• 2.9

• Version
• 3.1

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

• Attack Vector
• NETWORK

• Attack Compatibility
• HIGH

• Privileges Required
• NONE

• User Interaction
• NONE

• Scope
• UNCHANGED

• Confidentiality Impact
• LOW

• Availability Impact
• NONE

• Base Score
• 3.7

• Base Severity
• LOW

• Exploitability Score
• 2.2

• Impact Score
• 1.4