Details of VAR-201412-0564

ID

VAR-201412-0564

CVE

CVE-2014-2716

TITLE

plural Ekahau Vulnerability in obtaining plaintext messages in products

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sources: JVNDB: JVNDB-2014-007317

DESCRIPTION

Ekahau B4 staff badge tag 5.7 with firmware 1.4.52, Real-Time Location System (RTLS) Controller 6.0.5-FINAL, and Activator 3 reuses the RC4 cipher stream, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain plaintext messages via an XOR operation on two ciphertexts. Ekahau Real-Time Location System is prone to multiple security weaknesses. Successful exploits may allow an attacker to bypass certain security restrictions and perform unauthorized actions. Ekahau Real-Time Location System (RTLS) is a real-time positioning system based on Wi-Fi (wireless) of Ekahau Company in the United States. Activator is one of the label setter components. A security vulnerability exists in several Ekahau products due to program reuse of RC4 cipher streams. A remote attacker can use the XOR operation to exploit this vulnerability to obtain plaintext information. The following products and versions are affected: Ekahau B4 staff badge tag version 5.7 using firmware version 1.4.52, RTLS Controller version 6.0.5-FINAL, Activator 3 version

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sources: NVD: CVE-2014-2716 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2014-007317 // BID: 71674 // VULHUB: VHN-70655

AFFECTED PRODUCTS

vendor:	ekahau	model:	activator	scope:	eq	version:	3	Trust: 2.4
vendor:	ekahau	model:	real-time location system controller	scope:	eq	version:	6.0.5-final	Trust: 2.4
vendor:	ekahau	model:	b4 staff badge tag	scope:	eq	version:	1.4.52	Trust: 1.6
vendor:	ekahau	model:	b4 badge tag	scope:	eq	version:	5.7	Trust: 0.8
vendor:	ekahau	model:	b4 badge tag	scope:	eq	version:	1.4.52	Trust: 0.8

sources: JVNDB: JVNDB-2014-007317 // CNNVD: CNNVD-201412-348 // NVD: CVE-2014-2716

CVSS

SEVERITY

CVSSV2

CVSSV3

nvd@nist.gov:	CVE-2014-2716
value:	MEDIUM
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NVD:	CVE-2014-2716
value:	MEDIUM
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CNNVD:	CNNVD-201412-348
value:	MEDIUM
Trust: 0.6
VULHUB:	VHN-70655
value:	MEDIUM
Trust: 0.1

nvd@nist.gov:	CVE-2014-2716
severity:	MEDIUM
baseScore:	4.3
vectorString:	AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
accessVector:	NETWORK
accessComplexity:	MEDIUM
authentication:	NONE
confidentialityImpact:	PARTIAL
integrityImpact:	NONE
availabilityImpact:	NONE
exploitabilityScore:	8.6
impactScore:	2.9
acInsufInfo:	NONE
obtainAllPrivilege:	NONE
obtainUserPrivilege:	NONE
obtainOtherPrivilege:	NONE
userInteractionRequired:	NONE
version:	2.0
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VULHUB:	VHN-70655
severity:	MEDIUM
baseScore:	4.3
vectorString:	AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
accessVector:	NETWORK
accessComplexity:	MEDIUM
authentication:	NONE
confidentialityImpact:	PARTIAL
integrityImpact:	NONE
availabilityImpact:	NONE
exploitabilityScore:	8.6
impactScore:	2.9
acInsufInfo:	NONE
obtainAllPrivilege:	NONE
obtainUserPrivilege:	NONE
obtainOtherPrivilege:	NONE
userInteractionRequired:	NONE
version:	2.0
Trust: 0.1

sources: VULHUB: VHN-70655 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2014-007317 // CNNVD: CNNVD-201412-348 // NVD: CVE-2014-2716

PROBLEMTYPE DATA

problemtype:

CWE-310

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sources: VULHUB: VHN-70655 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2014-007317 // NVD: CVE-2014-2716

THREAT TYPE

remote

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sources: CNNVD: CNNVD-201412-348

TYPE

encryption problem

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sources: CNNVD: CNNVD-201412-348

CONFIGURATIONS

sources: JVNDB: JVNDB-2014-007317

PATCH

title:

Top Page

url:

http://www.ekahau.com/

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sources: JVNDB: JVNDB-2014-007317

EXTERNAL IDS

db:	NVD	id:	CVE-2014-2716	Trust: 2.8
db:	BID	id:	71674	Trust: 2.0
db:	PACKETSTORM	id:	129585	Trust: 1.7
db:	JVNDB	id:	JVNDB-2014-007317	Trust: 0.8
db:	CNNVD	id:	CNNVD-201412-348	Trust: 0.7
db:	VULHUB	id:	VHN-70655	Trust: 0.1

sources: VULHUB: VHN-70655 // BID: 71674 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2014-007317 // CNNVD: CNNVD-201412-348 // NVD: CVE-2014-2716

REFERENCES

url:	http://www.modzero.ch/advisories/mz-14-01-ekahau-rtls.txt	Trust: 2.5
url:	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71674	Trust: 1.7
url:	http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129585/ekahau-real-time-location-system-rc4-cipher-stream-reuse-weak-key-derivation.html	Trust: 1.7
url:	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534241/100/0/threaded	Trust: 1.1
url:	http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2014-2716	Trust: 0.8
url:	http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnid=cve-2014-2716	Trust: 0.8
url:	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/534241/100/0/threaded	Trust: 0.6

sources: VULHUB: VHN-70655 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2014-007317 // CNNVD: CNNVD-201412-348 // NVD: CVE-2014-2716

CREDITS

David Gullasch and Max Moser

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sources: BID: 71674 // CNNVD: CNNVD-201412-348

SOURCES

db:	VULHUB	id:	VHN-70655
db:	BID	id:	71674
db:	JVNDB	id:	JVNDB-2014-007317
db:	CNNVD	id:	CNNVD-201412-348
db:	NVD	id:	CVE-2014-2716

LAST UPDATE DATE

2025-04-13T23:25:20.526000+00:00

SOURCES UPDATE DATE

db:	VULHUB	id:	VHN-70655	date:	2018-10-09T00:00:00
db:	BID	id:	71674	date:	2015-03-08T16:04:00
db:	JVNDB	id:	JVNDB-2014-007317	date:	2014-12-22T00:00:00
db:	CNNVD	id:	CNNVD-201412-348	date:	2014-12-22T00:00:00
db:	NVD	id:	CVE-2014-2716	date:	2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

SOURCES RELEASE DATE

db:	VULHUB	id:	VHN-70655	date:	2014-12-19T00:00:00
db:	BID	id:	71674	date:	2014-12-15T00:00:00
db:	JVNDB	id:	JVNDB-2014-007317	date:	2014-12-22T00:00:00
db:	CNNVD	id:	CNNVD-201412-348	date:	2014-12-16T00:00:00
db:	NVD	id:	CVE-2014-2716	date:	2014-12-19T15:59:05.080