CVE-2016-10743
wpa - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.43%
Description
hostapd before 2.6 does not prevent use of the low-quality PRNG that is reached by an os_random() function call.
How to fix CVE-2016-10743
To remediate CVE-2016-10743, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wpa—upgrade to 2:2.6-7 or later
- Debian/wpa—upgrade to 2.3-1+deb8u7 or later
Is CVE-2016-10743 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2:2.6-7
- from 0, < 2.3-1+deb8u7
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |