DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4477

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4477
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4477.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4477
Upstream
Published
2016-05-09T10:59:42Z
Modified
2025-09-25T22:40:30Z
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

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"
}