fkie_cve-2016-4477
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2016-05-09 10:59
Modified
2025-04-12 10:46
Summary
wpa_supplicant 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) SET_CRED, or (3) SET_NETWORK command.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
google android 4.4.4
google android 5.0.2
google android 5.1.1
google android 6.0
google android 6.0.1



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  "lastModified": "2025-04-12T10:46:40.837",
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