Improper Parsing of SSID Info Exposes Wi-Fi Client’s Memory Contents

A vulnerability in cross platform Wi-Fi software “wpa_supplicant” can be exploited by attackers to perpetrate attacks ranging from a denial-of-service state of the wireless connection to reading memory contents during the group owner negotiation process.

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