ubuntu-cve-2023-52161
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2024-02-22 17:15
Modified
2025-10-24 05:02
Summary
Details

The Access Point functionality in eapol_auth_key_handle in eapol.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) before 2.14 allows attackers to gain unauthorized access to a protected Wi-Fi network. An attacker can complete the EAPOL handshake by skipping Msg2/4 and instead sending Msg4/4 with an all-zero key.

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "iwd",
            "binary_version": "1.5-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "iwd",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/iwd@1.5-1?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
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        "0.23-1",
        "1.0-1",
        "1.1-1",
        "1.2-1",
        "1.2-2",
        "1.4-1",
        "1.5-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "iwd",
            "binary_version": "1.26-3"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "iwd",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/iwd@1.26-3?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.15-1",
        "1.21-3",
        "1.24-1build1",
        "1.24-2",
        "1.26-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "iwd",
            "binary_version": "2.14-1ubuntu3"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
        "name": "iwd",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/iwd@2.14-1ubuntu3?arch=source\u0026distro=noble"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "versions": [
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        "2.13-1ubuntu1",
        "2.14-1ubuntu1",
        "2.14-1ubuntu2",
        "2.14-1ubuntu3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "The Access Point functionality in eapol_auth_key_handle in eapol.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) before 2.14 allows attackers to gain unauthorized access to a protected Wi-Fi network. An attacker can complete the EAPOL handshake by skipping Msg2/4 and instead sending Msg4/4 with an all-zero key.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52161",
  "modified": "2025-10-24T05:02:24Z",
  "published": "2024-02-22T17:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-52161"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.top10vpn.com/research/wifi-vulnerabilities/"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/network/wireless/iwd.git/commit/?id=6415420f1c92012f64063c131480ffcef58e60ca"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52161"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2023-52161"
  ]
}



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