CVE - CVE-2013-4616

CVE-ID
CVE-2013-4616	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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APPLE:APPLE-SA-2013-09-18-2 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html CONFIRM:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934 MISC:http://www1.cs.fau.de/filepool/projects/hotspot/hotspot.pdf MISC:http://www1.cs.fau.de/hotspot MLIST:[owasp-mobile-security-project] 20130617 Cracking iOS personal hotspots using a Scrabble crossword game word list URL:http://lists.owasp.org/pipermail/owasp-mobile-security-project/2013-June/000640.html SECTRACK:1029054 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029054 SECUNIA:54886 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/54886
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20130618	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20130618)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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