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CVE-2016-4477
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-05-09T10:59:42.987 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:47:37.943

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.

Affected products

google — android

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References

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