USN-3455-1
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3455-1
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3455-1.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3455-1
- Upstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-10-16T15:39:35.071883Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-13T04:34:30Z
- Summary
- wpa vulnerabilities
- Details
-
Mathy Vanhoef discovered that wpa_supplicant and hostapd incorrectly handled WPA2. A remote attacker could use this issue with key reinstallation attacks to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-13077, CVE-2017-13078, CVE-2017-13079, CVE-2017-13080, CVE-2017-13081, CVE-2017-13082, CVE-2017-13086, CVE-2017-13087, CVE-2017-13088)
Imre Rad discovered that wpa_supplicant and hostapd incorrectly handled invalid characters in passphrase parameters. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-4476)
Imre Rad discovered that wpa_supplicant and hostapd incorrectly handled invalid characters in passphrase parameters. A local attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4477)
- References
-
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3455-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4476
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4477
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-13077
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-13078
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-13079
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-13080
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-13081
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-13082
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-13086
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-13087
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-13088
Affected packages
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / wpa
Package
- Name
- wpa
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/wpa@2.1-0ubuntu1.5?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2.1-0ubuntu1.5
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
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "1:2.1-0ubuntu1.5",
"binary_name": "hostapd"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.1-0ubuntu1.5",
"binary_name": "wpagui"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.1-0ubuntu1.5",
"binary_name": "wpasupplicant"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}
Database specific
cves_map
{
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
"cves": [
{
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "low",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4476"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "low",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4477"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "high",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2017-13077"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "high",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2017-13078"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "high",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2017-13079"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "high",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2017-13080"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "high",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2017-13081"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "high",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2017-13082"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "high",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2017-13086"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "high",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2017-13087"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "high",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2017-13088"
}
]
}
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / wpa
Package
- Name
- wpa
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/wpa@2.4-0ubuntu6.2?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2.4-0ubuntu6.2
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "1:2.4-0ubuntu6.2",
"binary_name": "hostapd"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.4-0ubuntu6.2",
"binary_name": "wpagui"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.4-0ubuntu6.2",
"binary_name": "wpasupplicant"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}
Database specific
cves_map
{
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
"cves": [
{
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "low",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4476"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "low",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4477"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "high",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2017-13077"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "high",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2017-13078"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "high",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2017-13079"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "high",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2017-13080"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "high",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2017-13081"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "high",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2017-13082"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "high",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2017-13086"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "high",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2017-13087"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "high",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2017-13088"
}
]
}