CVE-2019-9497

The implementations of EAP-PWD in hostapd EAP Server and wpa_supplicant EAP Peer do not validate the scalar and element values in EAP-pwd-Commit

N/A
Published: April 17, 2019 at 01:31 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:43 AM UTC
5 products affected across 3 vendorsFedoraFi HostapdWpa Supplicant

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%

Description

The implementations of EAP-PWD in hostapd EAP Server and wpa_supplicant EAP Peer do not validate the scalar and element values in EAP-pwd-Commit. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to complete EAP-PWD authentication without knowing the password. However, unless the crypto library does not implement additional checks for the EC point, the attacker will not be able to derive the session key or complete the key exchange. Both hostapd with SAE support and wpa_supplicant with SAE support prior to and including version 2.4 are affected. Both hostapd with EAP-pwd support and wpa_supplicant with EAP-pwd support prior to and including version 2.7 are affected.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-301CWE-287

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