CVE-2019-9496Not scoredCWE-642

CVE-2019-9496: An invalid authentication sequence could result in the hostapd process terminating due to missing state validation steps

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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4.6%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

91st percentile

050100

Higher than 91% of scored CVEs

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

DescriptionCVE.org

An invalid authentication sequence could result in the hostapd process terminating due to missing state validation steps when processing the SAE confirm message when in hostapd/AP mode. All version of hostapd with SAE support are vulnerable. An attacker may force the hostapd process to terminate, performing a denial of service attack. 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: External Control of Critical State Data · Access Control
Vendor: Wi-Fi Alliance
Published: April 2019
Band: Possible (1 to 10%), April 2019

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