CVE-2019-5061 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in w1.fi hostapd version 2.6. An attacker can exploit this by forging authentication and association requests, causing the access point to send IAPP location updates for unauthenticated stations. This can lead to CAM table attacks or traffic flapping within the wireless infrastructure. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM), indicating a network-adjacent attack vector with low complexity and high impact on availability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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