First published: Fri Jul 27 2001(Updated: )
Orinoco RG-1000 wireless Residential Gateway uses the last 5 digits of the 'Network Name' or SSID as the default Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption key. Since the SSID occurs in the clear during communications, a remote attacker could determine the WEP key and decrypt RG-1000 traffic.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Lucent Orinoco Rg-1000 |
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CVE-2001-0618 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the ease of exploiting the predictable WEP encryption key.
To fix CVE-2001-0618, change the WEP encryption key to a more complex value that does not rely on the SSID.
CVE-2001-0618 affects the Lucent Orinoco RG-1000 wireless Residential Gateway.
The impact of CVE-2001-0618 allows attackers to decrypt wireless traffic, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information.
Yes, CVE-2001-0618 can be exploited remotely by an attacker who can capture wireless communications.