Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-4476

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.
Vulnerability category: Input validationDenial of service
Published 2016-05-09 10:59:42
Updated 2020-08-12 13:13:42
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-4476

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.19%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 56 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-4476

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
5.0
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
 nvd@nist.gov
7.5
 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.9
3.6
 nvd@nist.gov

CWE ids for CVE-2016-4476

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2016-4476

Products affected by CVE-2016-4476

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