CVE catalog
CVE-2016-4477
wpa: CVE-2016-4477
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.26% · Oct 27, 2026
wpa_supplicant 0.4.0 through 2.5 does not reject \n and \r characters in passphrase parameters, which allows local users to trigger arbitrary library loading and consequently gain privileges, or cause a denial of service (daemon outage), via a crafted (1) SET, (2) SET_CRED, or (3) SET_NETWORK command.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | wpa | sid | 2:2.11-4 | fixed |
| Debian | wpa | forky | 2:2.11-4 | fixed |
| Debian | wpa | trixie | 2:2.10-24 | fixed |
| Debian | wpa | bookworm | 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 | fixed |
| Debian | wpa | bookworm-security | 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 | fixed |
| Alpine | wpa_supplicant | 3.4 | 2.5-r3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | wpa | 14.04 | 1.0-3ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wpa | 14.04 | 1.0-3ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wpa | 14.04 | 1.0-3ubuntu4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wpa | 14.04 | 2.1-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wpa | 14.04 | 2.1-0ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wpa | 14.04 | 2.1-0ubuntu1.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wpa | 14.04 | 2.1-0ubuntu1.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wpa | 14.04 | 2.1-0ubuntu1.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wpa | 14.04 | 2.1-0ubuntu1.5 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | wpa | 16.04 | 2.4-0ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wpa | 16.04 | 2.4-0ubuntu4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wpa | 16.04 | 2.4-0ubuntu5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wpa | 16.04 | 2.4-0ubuntu6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wpa | 16.04 | 2.4-0ubuntu6.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | wpa | 18.04 | 2.4-0ubuntu10 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | wpa | source | sid | 2.3-2.4 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [823411] |
| Debian | wpa | source | forky | 2.3-2.4 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [823411] |
| Debian | wpa | source | trixie | 2.3-2.4 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [823411] |
| Debian | wpa | source | bookworm | 2.3-2.4 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [823411] |
| Alpine | wpa_supplicant | apk | 3.4 | 2.5-r3 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-4477 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | wpa | deb | 14.04 | 2.1-0ubuntu1.5 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4477 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | wpa | deb | 16.04 | 2.4-0ubuntu6.2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4477 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | wpa | deb | 18.04 | 2.4-0ubuntu10 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4477 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [eapoltest]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (4)
2:2.10-12+deb12u3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
2:2.10-12+deb12u3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
2:2.10-12+deb12u2· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
2:2.10-12+deb12u2· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
- [hostapd]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (4)
2:2.10-12+deb12u3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
2:2.10-12+deb12u3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
2:2.10-12+deb12u2· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
2:2.10-12+deb12u2· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
- [libwpa-client-dev]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (4)
2:2.10-12+deb12u3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
2:2.10-12+deb12u3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
2:2.10-12+deb12u2· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
2:2.10-12+deb12u2· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
- [wpagui]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (4)
2:2.10-12+deb12u3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
2:2.10-12+deb12u3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
2:2.10-12+deb12u2· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
2:2.10-12+deb12u2· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
- [wpasupplicant]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (4)
2:2.10-12+deb12u3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
2:2.10-12+deb12u3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
2:2.10-12+deb12u2· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
2:2.10-12+deb12u2· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm; dsa · wpa · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [eapoltest]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (2)
2:2.10-24· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · 13
2:2.10-24· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · 13
- [hostapd]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (2)
2:2.10-24· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · 13
2:2.10-24· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · 13
- [libwpa-client-dev]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (2)
2:2.10-24· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · 13
2:2.10-24· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · 13
- [wpagui]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (2)
2:2.10-24· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · 13
2:2.10-24· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · 13
- [wpasupplicant]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (2)
2:2.10-24· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · 13
2:2.10-24· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.3-2.4dsa · wpa · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10499-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2016-4477]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4477]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4477]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4477]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2016/cve-2016-4477.json]
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