vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-13087): wpa_supplicant and hostapd vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | 10/16/2017 | 10/16/2017 | 04/25/2025 |
Description
Mathy Vanhoef discovered that wpa_supplicant and hostapd incorrectly
handled WPA2. A remote attacker could use this issue with key
reinstallation attacks to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-13077,
CVE-2017-13078, CVE-2017-13079, CVE-2017-13080, CVE-2017-13081,
CVE-2017-13082, CVE-2017-13086, CVE-2017-13087, CVE-2017-13088)
Imre Rad discovered that wpa_supplicant and hostapd incorrectly handled
invalid characters in passphrase parameters. A remote attacker could use
this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-4476)
Imre Rad discovered that wpa_supplicant and hostapd incorrectly handled
invalid characters in passphrase parameters. A local attacker could use
this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2016-4477)
Solution(s)
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