CVE-2005-0470

Description

Buffer overflow in wpa_supplicant before 0.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via invalid EAPOL-Key packet data.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.21% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.shmoo.com/pipermail/hostap/2005-February/009465.html	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19357	vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-22.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14313	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013226	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0470?: CVE-2005-0470 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0470?: To fix CVE-2005-0470, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0470 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0470 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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