CVE-2016-4476: Input Validation
First published: Mon May 09 2016(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| w1.fi hostapd | >=0.6.7<=2.5 | |
| wpa supplicant | >=0.6.7<=2.5 | |
| Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
| Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
| Ubuntu Linux | =17.04 |
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