CVE-2013-4616
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jun 18, 2013
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Jun 18, 2013
Description
The WifiPasswordController generateDefaultPassword method in Preferences in Apple iOS 6 and earlier relies on the UITextChecker suggestWordInLanguage method for selection of Wi-Fi hotspot WPA2 PSK passphrases, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack that leverages the insufficient number of possible passphrases.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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n/an/a |
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References
- [owasp-mobile-security-project] 20130617 Cracking iOS personal hotspots using a Scrabble crossword game word listmailing-list
- 1029054vdb-entry
- http://www1.cs.fau.de/hotspot
- 54886third-party-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
- http://www1.cs.fau.de/filepool/projects/hotspot/hotspot.pdf
- APPLE-SA-2013-09-18-2vendor-advisory
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