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Apple AirPort Base Station Weak Password Encryption
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA8773
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Release Date:
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2003-05-13
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Popularity:
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7,984 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| OS: | Apple AirPort Base Station
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Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in AirPort Base Station, which can be exploited by malicious people to gain knowledge of sensitive information.
The vulnerability is caused due to the use of a very weak XOR algorithm to "encrypt" authentication credentials, when they are transmitted over a network. A malicious person can therefore easily crack this and gain knowledge of a user's password.
Successful exploitation requires that the "encrypted" credentials can be sniffed, when an administrator logs in on the administrative interface (port 5009/tcp) via the network.
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