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CVE-2013-4616

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.

Published

2013-06-18T14:55:04.713

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

6.5

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-255
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System apple iphone_os ≤ 6.0 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 1.0.0 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 1.0.1 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 1.0.2 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 1.1.0 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 1.1.1 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 1.1.2 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 1.1.3 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 1.1.4 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 1.1.5 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 2.0 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 2.0.0 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 2.0.1 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 2.0.2 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 2.1 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 2.1.1 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 2.2 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 2.2.1 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 3.0 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 3.0.1 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 3.1 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 3.1.2 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 3.1.3 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 3.2 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 3.2.1 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 3.2.2 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 4.0 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 4.0.1 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 4.0.2 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 4.1 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 4.2.1 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 4.2.5 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 4.2.8 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 4.3.0 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 4.3.1 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 4.3.2 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 4.3.3 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 4.3.5 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 5.0 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 5.0.1 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 5.1 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 5.1.1 Yes
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