ISOMAN

CVE

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 service (daemon outage) via a crafted WPS operation.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
Published
Modified

Linked Releases

References

  1. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/12
  2. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3455-1
  3. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/12
  4. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3455-1