CVE-2021-27803
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CVE-2021-27803 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was discovered in how p2p/p2p_pd.c in wpa_supplicant before 2.10 processes P2P (Wi-Fi Direct) provision discovery requests. It could result in denial of service or other impact (potentially execution of arbitrary code), for an attacker within radio range.. EPSS estimates a 1.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A vulnerability was discovered in how p2p/p2p_pd.c in wpa_supplicant before 2.10 processes P2P (Wi-Fi Direct) provision discovery requests. It could result in denial of service or other impact (potentially execution of arbitrary code), for an attacker within radio range.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| W1.Fi | Wpa Supplicant | >= 1.0, < 2.10 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 32 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 33 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 34 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/27/1Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://w1.fi/security/2021-1/wpa_supplicant-p2p-provision-discovery-processing-vulnerability.txtMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4898Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/25/3Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/27/1Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://w1.fi/security/2021-1/wpa_supplicant-p2p-provision-discovery-processing-vulnerability.txtMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4898Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/25/3Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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