CVE-2016-4477
Published: 09 May 2016
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.
Priority
Low
CVSS 3 base score: 7.8
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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hostapd Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
| Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) |
Does not exist
|
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| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Does not exist
|
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| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Does not exist
|
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| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
wpa Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
| Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) |
Released
(2.4-0ubuntu10)
|
|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Released
(2.4-0ubuntu10)
|
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Released
(2.4-0ubuntu10)
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(2.4-0ubuntu6.2)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Released
(2.1-0ubuntu1.5)
|
|
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Patches: Upstream: http://w1.fi/security/2016-1/0001-WPS-Reject-a-Credential-with-invalid-passphrase.patch Upstream: http://w1.fi/security/2016-1/0002-Reject-psk-parameter-set-with-invalid-passphrase-cha.patch Upstream: http://w1.fi/security/2016-1/0003-Remove-newlines-from-wpa_supplicant-config-network-o.patch Upstream: http://w1.fi/security/2016-1/0004-Reject-SET_CRED-commands-with-newline-characters-in-.patch Upstream: http://w1.fi/security/2016-1/0005-Reject-SET-commands-with-newline-characters-in-the-s.patch |
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|
wpasupplicant Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
| Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
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