CVE-2021-30004
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.016 · 76 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In wpa_supplicant and hostapd 2.9, forging attacks may occur because AlgorithmIdentifier parameters are mishandled in tls/pkcs1.c and tls/x509v3.c.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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affected products (8)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-2523wpa_supplicant: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Manipulation von DateienDeutsch2021-04-06csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in wpa_supplicant und hostapd ausnutzen, um Dateien zu manipulieren.
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sources
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references (11)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30004cnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-16cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/hostapd-spoofing-via-AlgorithmIdentifier-Parameters-35041cnnvd
- https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/commit/?id=a0541334a6394f8237a4393b7372693cd7e96f15cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.1204cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.1230cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021122905cnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-16enisa_euvd
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