CVE-2001-0160 describes a vulnerability in Lucent/ORiNOCO WaveLAN cards where predictable Initialization Vector (IV) values are generated for WEP, enabling remote attackers to efficiently gather data for decrypting wireless communications. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure. Despite its age, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:lucent:wavelan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:orinoco:orinoco_wavelan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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