CVE-2005-3253 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in several Avaya and Proxim wireless access points. These devices utilize a hardcoded, static WEP key of "12345," allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to gain unauthorized access. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, potentially leading to compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avaya:wireless_ap-3:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avaya:wireless_ap-3:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avaya:wireless_ap-4:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avaya:wireless_ap-4:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avaya:wireless_ap-5:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.