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 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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 22%
VendorProductVersion
googleandroid
4.4.4
googleandroid
5.0.2
googleandroid
5.1.1
googleandroid
6.0
googleandroid
6.0.1
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
wpa
bullseye (security)
2:2.9.0-21+deb11u2
fixed
bullseye
2:2.9.0-21+deb11u2
fixed
bookworm
2:2.10-12+deb12u2
fixed
bookworm (security)
2:2.10-12+deb12u2
fixed
sid
2:2.10-22
fixed
trixie
2:2.10-22
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
hostapd
hirsute
dne
groovy
dne
focal
dne
eoan
dne
disco
dne
cosmic
dne
bionic
dne
artful
dne
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
wily
dne
vivid
dne
trusty
dne
precise
ignored
wpa
hirsute
Fixed 2.4-0ubuntu10
released
groovy
Fixed 2.4-0ubuntu10
released
focal
Fixed 2.4-0ubuntu10
released
eoan
Fixed 2.4-0ubuntu10
released
disco
Fixed 2.4-0ubuntu10
released
cosmic
Fixed 2.4-0ubuntu10
released
bionic
Fixed 2.4-0ubuntu10
released
artful
Fixed 2.4-0ubuntu10
released
zesty
Fixed 2.4-0ubuntu9.1
released
yakkety
ignored
xenial
Fixed 2.4-0ubuntu6.2
released
wily
ignored
trusty
Fixed 2.1-0ubuntu1.5
released
precise
dne
wpasupplicant
hirsute
dne
groovy
dne
focal
dne
eoan
dne
disco
dne
cosmic
dne
bionic
dne
artful
dne
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
wily
dne
vivid
dne
trusty
dne
precise
ignored
Common Weakness Enumeration