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CVE-2019-9498
CVE-2019-9498
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 2.22% · 80.9th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
2.22%
80.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wpa | 0, 2.4-0ubuntu5, 2.4-0ubuntu6 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | wpa | 0, 2.1-0ubuntu1.1, 2.1-0ubuntu1.2 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | wpa | 2:2.4-1.1ubuntu1, 2:2.6-15ubuntu1, 2:2.6-15ubuntu2 |
Timeline
- CVE Published
- May 5, 2020 PoC Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Dec 17, 2024 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 30, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 5, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9498 third-party-advisory
- https://w1.fi/security/2019-4/ third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3944-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9498 third-party-advisory