CVE-2019-5062CWE-440

An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the 802.11w security state handling for hostapd 2.6 connected clients with valid 802.11w sessions

High · published December 12, 2019

CVSS v3.0
7.4
EPSS
1%
Percentile
46.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the 802.11w security state handling for hostapd 2.6 connected clients with valid 802.11w sessions. By simulating an incomplete new association, an attacker can trigger a deauthentication against stations using 802.11w, resulting in a denial of service.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
7.4 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00568 · 46.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-440 · Expected Behavior Violation
Published
2019-12-12T21:36Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 DEC 21:36Z
    An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the 802.11w security state handling for hostapd 2.6 connected clients with valid 802.11w sessions
    cvelistv5