CVE-2016-10743

hostapd: Not preventig the use of low quality PRNG leads to insufficient entropy

Published Mar 23, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
hostapd before 2.6 does not prevent use of the low-quality PRNG that is reached by an os_random() function call.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1733-1 wpa security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2138-1 wpa security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2318-1 wpa security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-1740 hostapd before 2.6 does not prevent use of the low-quality PRNG that is reached by an os_random() function call.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3944-1 wpa_supplicant and hostapd vulnerabilities
History

No history.

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 3:30 AM
Reserved
Mar 23, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 23, 2019, 7:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:40 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 19, 2016, 12:00 AM