CVE-2016-4476

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.

• CWE-20

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3455-1Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3455-1Third Party Advisory

Published

May 9, 2016

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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