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CVE-2018-5797 (GCVE-0-2018-5797)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-02-05 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 05:47
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Summary
An issue was discovered in Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless WiNG 5.x before 5.8.6.9 and 5.9.x before 5.9.1.3. There is an Smint_encrypt Hardcoded AES Key that can be used for packet decryption (obtaining cleartext credentials) by an attacker who has access to a wired port.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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2018-02-04 00:00
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