CVE-2019-13377

wpa_supplicant: Timing-based side-channel attack against WPA3's Dragonfly handshake when using Brainpool curves

Published Aug 15, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 2.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
The implementations of SAE and EAP-pwd in hostapd and wpa_supplicant 2.x through 2.8 are vulnerable to side-channel attacks as a result of observable timing differences and cache access patterns when Brainpool curves are used. An attacker may be able to gain leaked information from a side-channel attack that can be used for full password recovery.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4538-1 wpa security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-4874 The implementations of SAE and EAP-pwd in hostapd and wpa_supplicant 2.x through 2.8 are vulnerable to side-channel attacks as a result of observable timing differences and cache access patterns when Brainpool curves are used. An attacker may be able to gain leaked information from a side-channel attack that can be used for full password recovery.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4098-1 wpa_supplicant and hostapd vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 11:49 PM
Reserved
Jul 7, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 15, 2019, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:16 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 3, 2019, 12:00 AM