CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2011-5053

Improper Authentication

Published: Jan 06, 2012 | Modified: Jan 15, 2013
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

The Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) protocol, when the external registrar authentication method is used, does not properly inform clients about failed PIN authentication, which makes it easier for remote attackers to discover the PIN value, and consequently discover the Wi-Fi network password or reconfigure an access point, by reading EAP-NACK messages.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Wifi_protected_setup_protocol Wi-fi * *

Potential Mitigations

References