7.8high
CVE-2016-4477
wpa_supplicant 0.4.0 through 2.5 does not reject \n and \r characters in passphrase parameters, which allows local users to trigger arbitra…
Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 17%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.26% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-19 Data Processing Errors
References
- source.android.com /security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/12 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- ubuntu.com /usn/USN-3455-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-4477
- NVD: CVE-2016-4477
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