DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4476

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4476
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4476.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4476
Upstream
Published
2016-05-09T10:59:41Z
Modified
2025-09-25T01:03:02.708176Z
Summary
[none]
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

Affected packages

Debian:11 / wpa

Package

Name
wpa
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/wpa?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.3-2.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / wpa

Package

Name
wpa
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/wpa?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.3-2.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / wpa

Package

Name
wpa
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/wpa?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.3-2.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / wpa

Package

Name
wpa
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/wpa?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.3-2.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}