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CVE-2019-9495

The implementations of EAP-PWD in hostapd and wpa_supplicant are vulnerable to side-channel attacks as a result of cache access patterns PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

The implementations of EAP-PWD in hostapd and wpa_supplicant are vulnerable to side-channel attacks as a result of cache access patterns. All versions of hostapd and wpa_supplicant with EAP-PWD support are vulnerable. The ability to install and execute applications is necessary for a successful attack. Memory access patterns are visible in a shared cache. Weak passwords may be cracked. Versions of hostapd/wpa_supplicant 2.7 and newer, are not vulnerable to the timing attack described in CVE-2019-9494. Both hostapd with EAP-pwd support and wpa_supplicant with EAP-pwd support prior to and including version 2.7 are affected.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / productVersions
Wi-Fi Alliance / hostapd with EAP-pwd supportaffected 2.7 through 2.7
Wi-Fi Alliance / wpa_supplicant with EAP-pwd supportaffected 2.7 through 2.7

CWE

CWE-524

References

ADP enrichment

CVE

No English description supplied.