Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201644770000000
Revision Date:2016-05-09Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-4477 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description: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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-4477
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND wpa package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '2.4-0ubuntu6.2').
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