What is CVE-2019-5062?

CVE-2019-5062 is a medium-severity vulnerability in W1.fi Hostapd, classified under Expected Behavior Violation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-12-12.

How severe is CVE-2019-5062?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in W1.fi Hostapd

CVE-2019-5062

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 deauthentica…

EPSS: 0.005 (42.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

W1.fi Hostapd — versions 2.6
N/a W1.f1 — versions hostapd version 2.6 on a Raspberry Pi.

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-440 — Expected Behavior Violation
CWE-346 — Origin Validation Error

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5062?: CVE-2019-5062 is a medium-severity vulnerability in W1.fi Hostapd, classified under Expected Behavior Violation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2019-5062?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.