High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 23, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-10743
CVE-2016-10743
Description
hostapd before 2.6 does not prevent use of the low-quality PRNG that is reached by an os_random() function call.
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References
7- w1.fi/cgit/hostap/commit/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/156573/Hostapd-Insufficient-Entropy.htmlnvd
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Feb/26nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/27/1nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/27/2nvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00035.htmlnvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3944-1/nvd
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