CVE-2015-5729
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
VIR risk
9.8
Description
The Soft Access Point (AP) feature in Samsung Smart TVs X10P, X12, X14H, X14J, and NT14U and Xpress M288OFW printers generate weak WPA2 PSK keys, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or bypass authentication via a brute-force attack.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No vendor mitigations ingested yet for this CVE. The mitigation-content worker queues fetches as references arrive — check back in a few minutes, or see the references list below.
References
- http://kaoticoneutral.blogspot.com.ar/2015/12/samsung-smarttv-and-printers-weak.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134976/Samsung-SoftAP-Weak-Password.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/79
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79675
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034503
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034504
- http://kaoticoneutral.blogspot.com.ar/2015/12/samsung-smarttv-and-printers-weak.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134976/Samsung-SoftAP-Weak-Password.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/79
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79675
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034503
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034504
CWEs
CWE-200
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Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.