CVE-2001-0161 describes a vulnerability in Cisco 340-series Aironet access points running firmware 11.01, where the device fails to utilize 6 of the 24 available Initialization Vector (IV) bits for WEP encryption. This oversight significantly weakens the WEP encryption, making it susceptible to brute-force attacks. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and potentially leading to partial confidentiality compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there any known public exploits or community discussions surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
340-seriesCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:aironet:340-series:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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