CVE-2016-4476

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    CVE-2016-4476

    Published: 9 May 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: hostapd 0.6.7 through 2.5 and wpa_supplicant 0.6.7 through 2.5 do not reject \n and \r characters in passphrase parameters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via a crafted WPS operation.

    References: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/12, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3455-1

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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