CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-0514

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The SNMP service in Atmel 802.11b VNET-B Access Point 1.3 and earlier accepts arbitrary community strings with requested MIB modifications, allowing remote attackers to obtain sensitive information such as WEP keys.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can access confidential data, cause denial of service, or gain access to the network, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the access point firmware to the latest version and restrict SNMP access to trusted IP addresses.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

SNMP service in Atmel 802.11b VNET-B Access Point 1.3 and earlier, as used in Netgear ME102 and Linksys WAP11, accepts arbitrary community strings with requested MIB modifications, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information such as WEP keys, cause a denial of service, or gain access to the network.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS