CVE-2016-4477
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.
- Score
- CVSS 3.0 7.8 High
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 2016-05-09
- Last modified
- 2024-08-06
- Weaknesses
- CWE-19
Affected products
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
