CVE-2016-4477 | BDVDB-2026-75729 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

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

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12016-05-09Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.