7.5
HIGH
CVE-2019-9496
Hostapd SAE Authentication Sequence DoS Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 17, 2019, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:13 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-9496 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 W1.fi hostapd
2 W1.fi wpa_supplicant
1 Fedoraproject fedora
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 3
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-9496.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00021.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152914/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SA-19-03.wpa.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/56OBBOJJSKRTDGEXZOVFSTP4HDSDBLAE/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SVMJOFEYBGXZLFF5IOLW67SSOPKFEJP3/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TDOZGR3T7FVO5JSZWK2QPR7AOFIEJTIZ/
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/40
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:03.wpa.asc
https://w1.fi/security/2019-3/ Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_19_16

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-9496 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]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference CERT/CC https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/56OBBOJJSKRTDGEXZOVFSTP4HDSDBLAE/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference CERT/CC https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TDOZGR3T7FVO5JSZWK2QPR7AOFIEJTIZ/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference CERT/CC https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SVMJOFEYBGXZLFF5IOLW67SSOPKFEJP3/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference CERT/CC https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TDOZGR3T7FVO5JSZWK2QPR7AOFIEJTIZ/
    Removed Reference CERT/CC https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/56OBBOJJSKRTDGEXZOVFSTP4HDSDBLAE/
    Removed Reference CERT/CC https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SVMJOFEYBGXZLFF5IOLW67SSOPKFEJP3/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 16, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00021.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CERT/CC CWE-642
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 15, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_19_16 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 15, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152914/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SA-19-03.wpa.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 15, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/40 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 15, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:03.wpa.asc [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/56OBBOJJSKRTDGEXZOVFSTP4HDSDBLAE/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/56OBBOJJSKRTDGEXZOVFSTP4HDSDBLAE/ Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SVMJOFEYBGXZLFF5IOLW67SSOPKFEJP3/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SVMJOFEYBGXZLFF5IOLW67SSOPKFEJP3/ Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TDOZGR3T7FVO5JSZWK2QPR7AOFIEJTIZ/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TDOZGR3T7FVO5JSZWK2QPR7AOFIEJTIZ/ Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 28, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SVMJOFEYBGXZLFF5IOLW67SSOPKFEJP3/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 23, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TDOZGR3T7FVO5JSZWK2QPR7AOFIEJTIZ/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/56OBBOJJSKRTDGEXZOVFSTP4HDSDBLAE/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://w1.fi/security/2019-3/ No Types Assigned https://w1.fi/security/2019-3/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.7 *cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.7
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.
Exploit Prediction

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

1.12 }} 0.37%

score

0.84340

percentile

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