CVE-2011-5053 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) protocol, when the "external registrar" authentication method is used, does not properly inform clients about failed PIN authentication, which makes it easier for remote attackers to discover the PIN value, and consequently discover the Wi-Fi network password or reconfigure an access point, by reading EAP-NACK messages.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.32781.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Wi-fi	Wifi Protected Setup Protocol

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wi-fi:wifi_protected_setup_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://code.google.com/p/reaver-wps/
http://sviehb.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/viehboeck_wps.pdf
http://sviehb.wordpress.com/2011/12/27/wi-fi-protected-setup-pin-brute-force-vulnerability/
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityResponse/cisco-sr-20120111-wps
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/723755
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-006A.html

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published: 2012-01-06T20:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:23:39.735Z

Reserved: 2012-01-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-5053

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-01-06T20:55:01.233

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2011-5053

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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