CVE-2017-20161
rofl0r MacGeiger ESSID macgeiger.c dump_wlan_at injection
Published 3 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in rofl0r MacGeiger. Affected is the function dump_wlan_at of the file macgeiger.c of the component ESSID Handler. The manipulation leads to injection. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The name of the patch is 57f1dd50a4821b8c8e676e8020006ae4bfd3c9cb. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217188.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.52% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| CNA | 3.0 | 4.6 | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| CNA | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- rofl0r MacGeiger
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component
References
- vuldb.com /?id.217188 · vdb-entry, technical-description, x_transferred
- vuldb.com /?ctiid.217188 · signature, permissions-required, x_transferred
- github.com /rofl0r/MacGeiger/commit/57f1dd50a4821b8c8e676e8020006ae4bfd3c9cb · patch, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-20161
- NVD: CVE-2017-20161
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