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ALPINE-CVE-2019-9498
ALPINE-CVE-2019-9498
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.100000381469727 HIGH
The implementations of EAP-PWD in hostapd EAP Server, when built against a crypto library missing explicit validation on imported elements, do not validate the scalar and element values in EAP-pwd-Commit. An attacker may be able to use invalid scalar/element values to complete authentication, gaining session key and network access without needing or learning the password. Both hostapd with SAE support and wpa_supplicant with SAE support prior to and including version 2.4 are affected. Both hostapd with EAP-pwd support and wpa_supplicant with EAP-pwd support prior to and including version 2.7 are affected.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
8.100000381469727
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.18 | wpa_supplicant | 0.5.11-r0, 0.6.10-r0, 0.6.9-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | wpa_supplicant | 0.6.10-r0, 0.6.9-r0, 0.6.9-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | wpa_supplicant | 0.5.11-r0, 0.6.9-r0, 0.6.9-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | wpa_supplicant | 0.7.2-r2, 0, 0.5.11-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | wpa_supplicant | 0, 0.5.11-r0, 0.6.9-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | wpa_supplicant | 0.7.1-r1, 0, 0.5.11-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | wpa_supplicant | 2.1-r1, 0, 0.5.11-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | wpa_supplicant | 0, 2.7-r1, 2.7-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | wpa_supplicant | 0.5.11-r0, 2.7-r1, 2.7-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | wpa_supplicant | 0, 0.6.9-r0, 0.6.9-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | wpa_supplicant | 2.7-r1, 0, 0.5.11-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | wpa_supplicant | 0, 2.7-r1, 2.7-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | wpa_supplicant | 0, 2.7-r1, 2.7-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | wpa_supplicant | 0.5.11-r0, 0, 2.7-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | wpa_supplicant | 0, 2.7-r1, 2.7-r0 |
Timeline
- Apr 17, 2019 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch