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CVE-2019-10064

hostapd before 2.6, in EAP mode, makes calls to the rand() and random() standard library functions without any preceding

hostapd before 2.6, in EAP mode, makes calls to the rand() and random() standard library functions without any preceding srand() or srandom() call, which results in inappropriate use of deterministic values. This was fixed in conjunction with CVE-2016-10743.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.01405
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-331Insufficient Entropy
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Affected Products & Versions

2
w1.fi hostapd< 2.6
debian linuxall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · Hostapd-Insufficient-Entropy.htmlpacketstormsecurity.com
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD28 Feb 2020 · 03:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Feb/26ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/27/1ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/27/2Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00010.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00013.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/commit/?id=98a516eae8260e6fd5c48ddecf8d006285da7389PatchThird Party Advisory
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