What is the severity of CVE-2016-4477?

CVE-2016-4477 has a high severity as it can allow local users to gain elevated privileges or cause a denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2016-4477?

To fix CVE-2016-4477, update wpa_supplicant to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability.

What systems are affected by CVE-2016-4477?

CVE-2016-4477 affects Google Android versions 4.4.4 to 6.0.1.

What types of attacks can result from CVE-2016-4477?

CVE-2016-4477 can lead to arbitrary library loading, privilege escalation, or denial of service attacks.

Is CVE-2016-4477 remotely exploitable?

CVE-2016-4477 is not remotely exploitable as it requires local access to the affected system.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-4477

high

7.8

CWE

9/5/2016

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-4477

First published: Mon May 09 2016(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Google Android	=4.4.4
Google Android	=5.0.2
Google Android	=5.1.1
Google Android	=6.0
Google Android	=6.0.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4477?
CVE-2016-4477 has a high severity as it can allow local users to gain elevated privileges or cause a denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2016-4477?
To fix CVE-2016-4477, update wpa_supplicant to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability.
What systems are affected by CVE-2016-4477?
CVE-2016-4477 affects Google Android versions 4.4.4 to 6.0.1.
What types of attacks can result from CVE-2016-4477?
CVE-2016-4477 can lead to arbitrary library loading, privilege escalation, or denial of service attacks.
Is CVE-2016-4477 remotely exploitable?
CVE-2016-4477 is not remotely exploitable as it requires local access to the affected system.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4477?
CVE-2016-4477 has a high severity as it can allow local users to gain elevated privileges or cause a denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2016-4477?
To fix CVE-2016-4477, update wpa_supplicant to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability.
What systems are affected by CVE-2016-4477?
CVE-2016-4477 affects Google Android versions 4.4.4 to 6.0.1.
What types of attacks can result from CVE-2016-4477?
CVE-2016-4477 can lead to arbitrary library loading, privilege escalation, or denial of service attacks.
Is CVE-2016-4477 remotely exploitable?
CVE-2016-4477 is not remotely exploitable as it requires local access to the affected system.