UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4477

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4477
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4477.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4477
Related
Published
2016-05-09T00:00:00Z
Modified
2016-05-09T00:00:00Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

wpasupplicant 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) SETCRED, or (3) SET_NETWORK command.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / wpa

Package

Name
wpa
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wpa?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1-0ubuntu1.5

Affected versions

1.*

1.0-3ubuntu2
1.0-3ubuntu3
1.0-3ubuntu4

2.*

2.1-0ubuntu1
2.1-0ubuntu1.1
2.1-0ubuntu1.2
2.1-0ubuntu1.3
2.1-0ubuntu1.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.1-0ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "hostapd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.1-0ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "hostapd-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1-0ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "wpagui"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1-0ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "wpagui-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1-0ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "wpasupplicant"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1-0ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "wpasupplicant-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1-0ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "wpasupplicant-udeb"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1-0ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "wpasupplicant-udeb-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / wpa

Package

Name
wpa
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wpa?arch=src?distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.4-0ubuntu6.2

Affected versions

2.*

2.4-0ubuntu3
2.4-0ubuntu4
2.4-0ubuntu5
2.4-0ubuntu6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.4-0ubuntu6.2",
            "binary_name": "hostapd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.4-0ubuntu6.2",
            "binary_name": "hostapd-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4-0ubuntu6.2",
            "binary_name": "wpagui"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4-0ubuntu6.2",
            "binary_name": "wpagui-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4-0ubuntu6.2",
            "binary_name": "wpasupplicant"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4-0ubuntu6.2",
            "binary_name": "wpasupplicant-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4-0ubuntu6.2",
            "binary_name": "wpasupplicant-udeb"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4-0ubuntu6.2",
            "binary_name": "wpasupplicant-udeb-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / wpa

Package

Name
wpa
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wpa?arch=src?distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.4-0ubuntu10

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.4-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "hostapd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.4-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "hostapd-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "wpagui"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "wpagui-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "wpasupplicant"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "wpasupplicant-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "wpasupplicant-udeb"
        }
    ]
}