CVE-2019-5061
MEDIUMhostapd 2.6 - Denial of Service via Forged Authentication and Association Request Packets
Title source: llmDescription
An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the hostapd 2.6, where an attacker could trigger AP to send IAPP location updates for stations, before the required authentication process has completed. This could lead to different denial of service scenarios, either by causing CAM table attacks, or by leading to traffic flapping if faking already existing clients in other nearby Aps of the same wireless infrastructure. An attacker can forge Authentication and Association Request packets to trigger this vulnerability.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0849
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0092
EPSS Percentile
55.7%
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-287
CWE-440
Status
published
Products (1)
w1.fi/hostapd
2.6
Published
Dec 12, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026