CVE-2025-24912
lowpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.008 · 56 %ileDEEUJPUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
hostapd fails to process crafted RADIUS packets properly. When hostapd authenticates wi-fi devices with RADIUS authentication, an attacker in the position between the hostapd and the RADIUS server may inject crafted RADIUS packets and force RADIUS authentications to fail.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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weaknesses
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affected products (10)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-0523hostapd (RADIUS): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2025-03-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in hostapd ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
- JVNDB-2025-000017JVN iPedia advisory JVNDB-2025-0000172025-03-12vendor · jvndbJP
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sources
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references (14)
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- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN19358384/cnnvd
- https://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2025/JVNDB-2025-000017.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/hostapd-denial-of-service-via-RADIUS-Packets-Injection-46649cnnvd
- https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/commit/?id=339a334551ca911187cc870f4f97ef08e11db109cnnvd
- https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/commit/?id=726432d7622cc0088ac353d073b59628b590ea44cnnvd
- https://w1.fi/hostapd/cnnvd
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN19358384/enisa_euvd
- https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/commit/?id=339a334551ca911187cc870f4f97ef08e11db109enisa_euvd
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