CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-3253

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Wireless Access Points from Avaya and Proxim use a static WEP key of "12345", allowing remote attackers to bypass authentication.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can gain unauthorized access to the wireless network, intercept traffic, or perform man-in-the-middle attacks.

Recommendation

Update the access point firmware to the latest version and change the default WEP key to a strong, unique key.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Wireless Access Points (AP) for (1) Avaya AP-3 through AP-6 2.5 to 2.5.4, and AP-7/AP-8 2.5 and other versions before 3.1, and (2) Proxim AP-600 and AP-2000 before 2.5.5, and Proxim AP-700 and AP-4000 after 2.4.11 and before 3.1, use a static WEP key of "12345", which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.

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