CVE-2019-5061
low-risk
Published 2019-12-12
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.29% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.5/10
Medium
ADJACENT_NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (2)
Third Party Advisory
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0849
Third Party Advisory
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0849
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity
21/34 · High
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal