CVE-2013-4616
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2013-4616 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2013-06-18 14:55:04 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | The WifiPasswordController generateDefaultPassword method in Preferences in Apple iOS 6 and earlier relies on the UITextChecker suggestWordInLanguage method for selection of Wi-Fi hotspot WPA2 PSK passphrases, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack that leverages the insufficient number of possible passphrases. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
AdjacentAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 1.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 1.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 1.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 1.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 1.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 1.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 1.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 1.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 1.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 2.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 2.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 2.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 2.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 2.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 2.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 3.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 3.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 3.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 3.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 3.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 3.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 3.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 4.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 4.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 4.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 4.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 4.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 4.2.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 4.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 4.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 4.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 4.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 4.3.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 5.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 5.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 5.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Advisory SA54886 - Apple iOS Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| www1.cs.fau.de/filepool/projects/hotspot/hotspot.pdf | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www1.cs.fau.de | |
| [Owasp-mobile-security-project] Cracking iOS personal hotspots using a Scrabble crossword game word list | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.owasp.org | |
| Apple iOS Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Deny Service, Obtain Information, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks and Let Applications Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Mobile Hotspots | IT-Sicherheitsinfrastrukturen (Informatik 1) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www1.cs.fau.de | |
| About the security content of iOS 7 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.apple.com | |
| APPLE-SA-2013-09-18-2 iOS 7 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.