CVE-2015-5729
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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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
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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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
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.