01 Record
CVE-2011-5053
The Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) protocol, when the "external registrar" authentication method is used, does not properly inform clients about failed PIN authentication, which makes it easier for
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: certcc
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) protocol, when the "external registrar" authentication method is used, does not properly inform clients about failed PIN authentication, which makes it easier for
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.26% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 87.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-01-06 20:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 00:23Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-01-06
- Assigning CNA
- certcc
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287Improper AuthenticationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 0e3c3e14169f61af0ed56fbfd4f370ee32057e83a1cd01a8ddb455dff0811960
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- code.google.comhttp://code.google.com/p/reaver-wps/
- sviehb.wordpress.comhttp://sviehb.wordpress.com/2011/12/27/wi-fi-protected-setup-pin-brute-force-vulnerability/
- sviehb.files.wordpress.comhttp://sviehb.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/viehboeck_wps.pdf
- www.kb.cert.orgVU#723755http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/723755
- www.us-cert.govTA12-006Ahttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-006A.html
- tools.cisco.com20120111 Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN Brute Force Vulnerabilityhttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityResponse/cisco-sr-20120111-wps