CVE-2014-9408 (GCVE-0-2014-9408)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-12-19 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 13:40
VLAI
Summary
Ekahau B4 staff badge tag 5.7 with firmware 1.4.52, Real-Time Location System (RTLS) Controller 6.0.5-FINAL, and Activator 3 uses part of the MAC address as part of the RC4 setup key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess the key via a brute-force attack.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 27/100 over 2363 records in the last 180 days details
Date Public
2014-12-15 00:00
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