VYPR
Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 12, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-5061

CVE-2019-5061

Description

An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the hostapd 2.6, where an attacker could trigger AP to send IAPP location updates for stations, before the required authentication process has completed. This could lead to different denial of service scenarios, either by causing CAM table attacks, or by leading to traffic flapping if faking already existing clients in other nearby Aps of the same wireless infrastructure. An attacker can forge Authentication and Association Request packets to trigger this vulnerability.

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Affected products

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  • W1.fi/Hostapd2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 2.6
  • hostapd/hostapddescription

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