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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 5.8 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2013-06-18

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-255

Affected products

• Iphone Os (Apple)

References

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html
• http://lists.owasp.org/pipermail/owasp-mobile-security-project/2013-June/000640.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/54886
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029054
• http://www1.cs.fau.de/filepool/projects/hotspot/hotspot.pdf
• http://www1.cs.fau.de/hotspot