CVE-2016-4477 describes a vulnerability in wpa_supplicant versions 0.4.0 through 2.5, affecting Google Android devices. This flaw allows local users to inject newline and carriage return characters into passphrase parameters via SET, SET_CRED, or SET_NETWORK commands. This can lead to arbitrary library loading, resulting in privilege escalation or a denial of service. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a significant impact with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability concerns. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.