Hostapd is a narrowly scoped Wi-Fi access point and authentication server implementation that handles IEEE 802.11 protocol management and WPA/WPA2 key negotiation in Linux and BSD environments. The observed vulnerability exposure centers on the hostapd product itself and reflects the complexity of wireless authentication and protocol state handling. Current severity, exploitation activity, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Hostapd over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (1 CVEs).
1 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2006-2213MEDIUM Hostapd 0.3.7-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via an unspecified value in the key_data_length field of an EAPoL frame. | May 5, 2006 | 5.0 | 15 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (1 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Hostapd.
Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Hostapd — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.