Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 46.1%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
CVSS v2 Score 4.4
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
- 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
Products affected by CVE-2016-4477
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cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.4
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cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.2
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cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.1
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cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0
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cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1