CVE-2019-11555 - CVE House
Back to Database
Status published Medium CVE-2019-11555

The EAP-pwd implementation in hostapd (EAP server) before 2.8 and...

Vulnerability Description

The EAP-pwd implementation in hostapd (EAP server) before 2.8 and wpa_supplicant (EAP peer) before 2.8 does not validate fragmentation reassembly state properly for a case where an unexpected fragment could be received. This could result in process termination due to a NULL pointer dereference (denial of service). This affects eap_server/eap_server_pwd.c and eap_peer/eap_pwd.c.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

THREAT MONITOR

Am I Vulnerable?

Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-2019-11555

Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

More from w1.fi

View All →
CVE-2022-37660
In hostapd 2.10 and earlier, the PKEX code remains active...
Unknown 0
CVE-2022-23304
The implementations of EAP-pwd in hostapd before 2.10 and wpa_supplicant...
Critical 9.8
CVE-2022-23303
The implementations of SAE in hostapd before 2.10 and wpa_supplicant...
Critical 9.8
CVE-2021-30004
In wpa_supplicant and hostapd 2.9, forging attacks may occur because...
Unknown 0
CVE-2021-27803
A vulnerability was discovered in how p2p/p2p_pd.c in wpa_supplicant before...
Unknown 0

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

hostapd, wpa supplicant
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: April 26th, 2019
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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.