CVE-2016-4477
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.8
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| arch | fixed | 2.6-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.3-2.4 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.3-2.4 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.3-2.4 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.3-2.4 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.3-2.4 |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4477.html
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201610-3
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201610-7
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/12
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3455-1
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4477
CWEs
CWE-19
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.