wpa_supplicant 0.4.0 through 2.5 does not reject \n and \r characters in passphrase parameters, which allows local users to trigger arbitrary library loading and consequently gain privileges, or cause a denial of service (daemon outage), via a crafted (1) SET, (2) SET_CRED, or (3) SET_NETWORK command.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-473-1 | wpa security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-5464 | wpa_supplicant 0.4.0 through 2.5 does not reject \n and \r characters in passphrase parameters, which allows local users to trigger arbitrary library loading and consequently gain privileges, or cause a denial of service (daemon outage), via a crafted (1) SET, (2) SET_CRED, or (3) SET_NETWORK command. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3455-1 | wpa_supplicant and hostapd vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
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References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T00:32:25.462Z
Reserved: 2016-05-03T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-4477
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-05-09T10:59:42.987
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-4477
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN