CVE-2012-4898 (GCVE-0-2012-4898)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-12-18 11:00 – Updated: 2025-07-09 16:22
VLAI
Title
Tropos Wireless Mesh Routers Insufficient Entropy
Summary
Mesh OS before 7.9.1.1 on Tropos wireless mesh routers does not use a sufficient source of entropy for SSH keys, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a device or modify a client-server data stream by leveraging knowledge of a key from a product installation elsewhere.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CWE 331
Assigner
icscert CNA under the icscert root
CNA scorecard B 75/100 over 349 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Tropos Mesh OS Affected: 0 , < 7.9.1.1 (custom)
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Credits
research group composed of Nadia Heninger (University of California at San Diego), Zakir Durumeric (University of Michigan), Eric Wustrow (University of Michigan), and J. Alex Halderman (University of Michigan)
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