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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.

  • Published: May 9, 2016
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2016-4477
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.8
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.4
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
google / android 5.0.2 5.0.2.x
google / android 6.0.1 6.0.1.x
google / android 6.0 6.0.x
google / android 4.4.4 4.4.4.x
google / android 5.1.1 5.1.1.x