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CVE-2013-4616
Published: Jun 18, 2013
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[owasp-mobile-security-project] 20130617 Cracking iOS personal hotspots using a Scrabble crossword game word list
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
1029054
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www1.cs.fau.de/hotspot
x_refsource_MISC
54886
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www1.cs.fau.de/filepool/projects/hotspot/hotspot.pdf
x_refsource_MISC
APPLE-SA-2013-09-18-2
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
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