{
  "cveId": "CVE-2016-4476",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4476",
  "summary": "CVE-2016-4476 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by hostapd 1:2.4-0ubuntu10, released October 15, 2017. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.",
  "title": "hostapd: hostapd 0.6.7 through 2.5 and wpa_supplicant 0.6.7 through 2.5 do not reject \\n and \\r characters in passphrase param...",
  "description": "hostapd 0.6.7 through 2.5 and wpa_supplicant 0.6.7 through 2.5 do not reject \\n and \\r characters in passphrase parameters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via a crafted WPS operation.",
  "published": "2016-05-08T17:00:00Z",
  "severity": "Low",
  "epss": 0.02858,
  "epssPercentile": 0.86807,
  "priority": "Routine",
  "priorityTier": 4,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "hostapd",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "1:2.4-0ubuntu10",
      "fix": "hostapd 1:2.4-0ubuntu10",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-hostapd-1-2.4-0ubuntu10",
      "released": "2017-10-15T17:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "wpagui",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "2.4-0ubuntu10",
      "fix": "wpagui 2.4-0ubuntu10",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-wpagui-2.4-0ubuntu10",
      "released": "2017-10-15T17:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "wpasupplicant",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "2.4-0ubuntu10",
      "fix": "wpasupplicant 2.4-0ubuntu10",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-wpasupplicant-2.4-0ubuntu10",
      "released": "2017-10-15T17:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-07T06:34:28Z"
}