CVE-2016-4476

hostapd: denial of service via crafted WPA/WPA2 passphrase parameter

Published May 9, 2016 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.9% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-473-1 wpa security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-5463 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3455-1 wpa_supplicant and hostapd vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 12:32 AM
Reserved
May 3, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 9, 2016, 10:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:47 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
May 2, 2016, 12:00 AM