CVE-2019-10064

hostapd before 2.6, in EAP mode, makes calls to the rand() and random() standard library functions without any preceding srand() or srandom() call, which results in inappropriate use of deterministic values. This was fixed in conjunction with CVE-2016-10743.

CVSS v3.1 NVD

7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

3.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 90th percentile

Published

2020-02-28

Updated

2024-08-04

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156573/Hostapd-Insufficient-Entropy.html

Security advisories

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Feb/26
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/27/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/27/2
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00010.html
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00013.html
• https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/commit/?id=98a516eae8260e6fd5c48ddecf8d006285da7389

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry