Apple AirPort Wireless Base Station Discloses Administrator Password to Remote Users
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1006742 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1006742
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2003-0270
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Jun 14 2008
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Original Entry Date: May 12 2003
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Impact:
Disclosure of authentication information, User access via network
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Vendor Confirmed: Yes Exploit Included: Yes
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Apple's AirPort wireless base station. A remote user that is monitoring the network can potentially obtain administrator passwords.
@stake reported that the administrative interface sends the administrator's password over the network without encryption to TCP port 5009 on the device. A remote user can sniff the network and decode the password.
The report indicates that the password is obfuscated by an XOR operation against a static, pre-defined key. The key can readily be determined through testing, the report stated.
[Editor's note: @stake does not permit us to redistribute the original text of their advisories. The advisory is available at http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a051203-1.txt]
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Impact:
A remote user can monitor the network to determine the administrative password.
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Solution:
No solution was available at the time of this entry. The vendor reportedly recommends that you administer the device via a "wired connection" or via a WEP-protected wireless connection.
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Vendor URL: www.apple.com/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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