4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-2716
Ekahau B4 RC4 Cipher Stream Reuse Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 19, 2014, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-2716 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ekahau real-time_location_system_controller
2 Ekahau activator
3 Ekahau b4_staff_badge_tag_firmware
4 Ekahau b4_staff_badge_tag

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-2716 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129585/Ekahau-Real-Time-Location-System-RC4-Cipher-Stream-Reuse-Weak-Key-Derivation.html
    Added Reference http://www.modzero.ch/advisories/MZ-14-01-Ekahau-RTLS.txt
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534241/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71674
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/534241/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534241/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 06, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ekahau:activator:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ekahau:real-time_location_system_controller:6.0.5-final:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:ekahau:b4_staff_badge_tag_firmware:1.4.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:ekahau:b4_staff_badge_tag:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ekahau:real-time_location_system_controller:6.0.5-final:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ekahau:activator:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ekahau:b4_staff_badge_tag_firmware:1.4.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:ekahau:b4_staff_badge_tag:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 19, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ekahau:activator:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ekahau:real-time_location_system_controller:6.0.5-final:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:ekahau:b4_staff_badge_tag_firmware:1.4.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:ekahau:b4_staff_badge_tag:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CWE CWE-310
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 19, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.32 }} -0.06%

score

0.51910

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
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