CVE-2019-10064
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 28, 2020 at 02:07 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:10 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxHostapdFi Hostapd
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 2.6
Affected range stops below 2.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 2.6
Affected range stops below 2.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (7)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156573/Hostapd-Insufficient-Entropy.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Feb/26Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTx_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/27/1Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/27/2Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00010.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00013.htmlx_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/commit/?id=98a516eae8260e6fd5c48ddecf8d006285da7389CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-331
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