CVE-2016-10743 Information

Description

hostapd before 2.6 does not prevent use of the low-quality PRNG that is reached by an os_random() function call.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Reference

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156573/Hostapd-Insufficient-Entropy.html http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Feb/26 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/27/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/27/2 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00035.html https://usn.ubuntu.com/3944-1/ https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/commit/?id=98a516eae8260e6fd5c48ddecf8d006285da7389

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

7.5