CVE-2016-10743 describes a vulnerability in hostapd before version 2.6, where it fails to prevent the use of a low-quality pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) accessible via the os_random() function. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) allows for a network-based attack with low complexity, potentially leading to high integrity impacts without requiring user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.