6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-14526
Wpa Supplicant Eapol Key Decryption Oracle Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in rsn_supp/wpa.c in wpa_supplicant 2.0 through 2.6. Under certain conditions, the integrity of EAPOL-Key messages is not checked, leading to a decryption oracle. An attacker within range of the Access Point and client can abuse the vulnerability to recover sensitive information.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 8, 2018, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-14526 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 W1.fi wpa_supplicant
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-14526 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 19, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-19-344-01 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-344983.pdf [No Types Assigned]
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-320 CWE-284 CWE-924
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00013.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 31, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3107 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://papers.mathyvanhoef.com/woot2018.pdf No Types Assigned https://papers.mathyvanhoef.com/woot2018.pdf Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3745-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3745-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:11.hostapd.asc No Types Assigned https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:11.hostapd.asc Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://w1.fi/security/2018-1/unauthenticated-eapol-key-decryption.txt No Types Assigned https://w1.fi/security/2018-1/unauthenticated-eapol-key-decryption.txt Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041438 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041438 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00009.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00009.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-320
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0 up to (including) 2.6
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 21, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3745-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:11.hostapd.asc [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00009.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041438 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-14526 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.12 }} -0.02%

score

0.44302

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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