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High
CVE-2016-4476
hostapd 0.6.7 through 2.5 and wpa_supplicant 0.6.7 through 2.5 do...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
w1.fi
View all reports →Affected Software
hostapd, wpa supplicant, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0.6.7, 14.04, 16.04, 17.04
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 9th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.