CVE-2003-0270

Severity

76%

Complexity

49%

Confidentiality

165%

The administration capability for Apple AirPort 802.11 wireless access point devices uses weak encryption (XOR with a fixed key) for protecting authentication credentials, which could allow remote attackers to obtain administrative access via sniffing when the capability is available via Ethernet or non-WEP connections.

The administration capability for Apple AirPort 802.11 wireless access point devices uses weak encryption (XOR with a fixed key) for protecting authentication credentials, which could allow remote attackers to obtain administrative access via sniffing when the capability is available via Ethernet or non-WEP connections.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.6. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: high. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

First reported 21 years ago

2003-06-16 04:00:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-07-11 01:29:00

Affected Software

Apple AirPort Base Station 802.11

7.3.1

References

8773

1006742

A051203-1

Vendor Advisory

7554

Vendor Advisory

airport-auth-credentials-disclosure(11980)

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