CVE-2012-4366

Summary

CVECVE-2012-4366
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-11-20 00:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionBelkin wireless routers Surf N150 Model F7D1301v1, N900 Model F9K1104v1, N450 Model F9K1105V2, and N300 Model F7D2301v1 generate a predictable default WPA2-PSK passphrase based on eight digits of the WAN MAC address, which allows remote attackers to access the network by sniffing the beacon frames.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 3.3 from [email protected]

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-310 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Adjacent
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Belkin N150 Wireless Router f7d1301v1 All All All
Hardware Belkin N300 Wireless Router f7d2301v1 All All All
Hardware Belkin N450 Wireless Router f9k1105v2 All All All
Hardware Belkin N900 Wireless Router f9k1104v1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Multiple Belkin Wireless Routers Default WPA2 Password Security Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE-2012-4366: Insecure default WPA2 passphrase in multiple Belkin wireless routers | Jakob Lell's Blog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.jakoblell.com
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0070.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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