medium5.8
CVE-2013-4616
The WifiPasswordController generateDefaultPassword method in Preferences in Apple iOS 6 and earlier relies on the UITextChecker suggestWordInLanguage method fo…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Iphone Os | through 6.0 Versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.1.0, 1.1.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html
- http://lists.owasp.org/pipermail/owasp-mobile-security-project/2013-June/000640.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54886
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029054
- http://www1.cs.fau.de/filepool/projects/hotspot/hotspot.pdf
- http://www1.cs.fau.de/hotspot
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html
- http://lists.owasp.org/pipermail/owasp-mobile-security-project/2013-June/000640.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54886
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029054
- http://www1.cs.fau.de/filepool/projects/hotspot/hotspot.pdf
- http://www1.cs.fau.de/hotspot