What is CVE-2016-10743?

CVE-2016-10743 is a high vulnerability published on March 23, 2019. hostapd before 2.6 does not prevent use of the low-quality PRNG that is reached by an os_random() function call.

When was CVE-2016-10743 disclosed?

CVE-2016-10743 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 23, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2016-10743 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-10743 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 62.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-10743?

CVE-2016-10743 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2016-10743?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-10743, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2016-10743

HIGHNVD 7.5

7.5

hostapd before 2.6 does not prevent use of the low-quality PRNG that is reached by an os_random() function call.

CVSS v3: 7.5
EG Score: —
EPSS: 62.7%
KEV: Not listed

References (14)

cve@mitrehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156573/Hostapd-Insufficient-Entropy.html
cve@mitrehttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Feb/26
cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/27/1
cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/27/2
cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00035.html
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3944-1/
cve@mitrehttps://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/commit/?id=98a516eae8260e6fd5c48ddecf8d006285da7389
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156573/Hostapd-Insufficient-Entropy.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Feb/26
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/27/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/27/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00035.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/3944-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/commit/?id=98a516eae8260e6fd5c48ddecf8d006285da7389

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