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CVE-2019-9494 Detail

Description

The implementations of SAE in hostapd and wpa_supplicant are vulnerable to side channel attacks as a result of observable timing differences and cache access patterns. An attacker may be able to gain leaked information from a side channel attack that can be used for full password recovery. Both hostapd with SAE support and wpa_supplicant with SAE support prior to and including version 2.7 are affected.


Metrics

 
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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00021.html CERT/CC, CVE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152914/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SA-19-03.wpa.html CERT/CC, CVE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/56OBBOJJSKRTDGEXZOVFSTP4HDSDBLAE/ CERT/CC, CVE
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SVMJOFEYBGXZLFF5IOLW67SSOPKFEJP3/ CERT/CC, CVE
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TDOZGR3T7FVO5JSZWK2QPR7AOFIEJTIZ/ CERT/CC, CVE
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/40 CERT/CC, CVE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:03.wpa.asc CERT/CC, CVE Third Party Advisory 
https://w1.fi/security/2019-1/ CERT/CC, CVE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_19_16 CERT/CC, CVE Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-203 Observable Discrepancy cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-524 Use of Cache Containing Sensitive Information CERT/CC  
CWE-208 Observable Timing Discrepancy CERT/CC  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-9494
NVD Published Date:
04/17/2019
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
CERT/CC