usn-3455-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2017-10-16 15:39
Modified
2026-02-10 04:41
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)

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                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
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              ]
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          {
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          },
          {
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        "2.4-0ubuntu4",
        "2.4-0ubuntu5",
        "2.4-0ubuntu6"
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Mathy Vanhoef discovered that wpa_supplicant and hostapd incorrectly\nhandled WPA2. A remote attacker could use this issue with key\nreinstallation attacks to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-13077,\nCVE-2017-13078, CVE-2017-13079, CVE-2017-13080, CVE-2017-13081,\nCVE-2017-13082, CVE-2017-13086, CVE-2017-13087, CVE-2017-13088)\n\nImre Rad discovered that wpa_supplicant and hostapd incorrectly handled\ninvalid characters in passphrase parameters. A remote attacker could use\nthis issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-4476)\n\nImre Rad discovered that wpa_supplicant and hostapd incorrectly handled\ninvalid characters in passphrase parameters. A local attacker could use\nthis issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary\ncode. (CVE-2016-4477)\n",
  "id": "USN-3455-1",
  "modified": "2026-02-10T04:41:13Z",
  "published": "2017-10-16T15:39:35Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3455-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4476"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4477"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-13077"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-13078"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-13079"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-13080"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-13081"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-13082"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-13086"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-13087"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-13088"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "wpa vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4476",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4477",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-13077",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-13078",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-13079",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-13080",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-13081",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-13082",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-13086",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-13087",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-13088"
  ]
}



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