User Impersonation Affecting hostapd package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-HOSTAPD-2319538
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed12 Dec 2019
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 12 Dec 2019

CVE-2019-5062  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-346  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for hostapd.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to User Impersonation. An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the 802.11w security state handling for hostapd 2.6 connected clients with valid 802.11w sessions. By simulating an incomplete new association, an attacker can trigger a deauthentication against stations using 802.11w, resulting in a denial of service.

CVSS Scores

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