CVE-2019-9494Not scoredCWE-208

CVE-2019-9494: The implementations of SAE in hostapd and wpa_supplicant are vulnerable to side-channel attacks

Wi-Fi Alliance · hostapd with SAE support

Vendor fix available · Affected: Wi-Fi Alliance hostapd with SAE support · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)

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3.9%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

90th percentile

050100

Higher than 90% of scored CVEs

Not scored yet. The CVE record carries no CVSS score.

DescriptionCVE.org

The implementations of SAE in hostapd and wpa_supplicant are vulnerable to side channel attacks as a result of observable timing differences and cache access patterns. An attacker may be able to gain leaked information from a side channel attack that can be used for full password recovery. Both hostapd with SAE support and wpa_supplicant with SAE support prior to and including version 2.7 are affected.

Affected products2

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

Wi-Fi Alliance · hostapd with SAE supportfrom 2.7 up to and including 2.7
Wi-Fi Alliance · wpa_supplicant with SAE supportfrom 2.7 up to and including 2.7

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Exploitation: Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Observable Timing Discrepancy · Information Disclosure
Vendor: Wi-Fi Alliance
Published: April 2019
Band: Possible (1 to 10%), April 2019

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