CVE-2014-2716

high

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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71674

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534241/100/0/threaded

http://www.modzero.ch/advisories/MZ-14-01-Ekahau-RTLS.txt

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129585/Ekahau-Real-Time-Location-System-RC4-Cipher-Stream-Reuse-Weak-Key-Derivation.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-12-19

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00319