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CVE-2012-2736

Published: 18 June 2012

In NetworkManager 0.9.2.0, when a new wireless network was created with WPA/WPA2 security in AdHoc mode, it created an open/insecure network.

Notes

AuthorNote
jdstrand
This only affects Ad-Hoc networks that the user creates, not
networks the user connects to
Per upstream, this is actually a problem with the kernel as of
2.6.30

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

4.4

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
network-manager
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
lucid
Released (0.8-0ubuntu3.3)
natty
Released (0.8.4~git.20110319t175609.d14809b-0ubuntu3.1)
oneiric
Released (0.9.1.90-0ubuntu5.2)
precise Not vulnerable
(0.9.4.0-0ubuntu4.1)
upstream
Released (0.9.4)
Patches:
upstream: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/commit/?id=69247a00eacd00617acbf1dfcee8497437b8ad39
upstream: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/commit/?id=8126947e088462439740d18e9a2e77005d499ce1 (related?)
upstream: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/commit/?id=47f9eb80d81c5e4a2761e1507ba47ce8bae493db (related?)

network-manager-applet
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
lucid
Released (0.8-0ubuntu3.1)
natty
Released (0.8.4~git.20110318t152954.9c4c9a0-0ubuntu1.1)
oneiric
Released (0.9.1.90-0ubuntu6.1)
precise Not vulnerable
(0.9.4.1-0ubuntu2)
upstream
Released (0.9.4)
Patches:



upstream: http://git.gnome.org/browse/network-manager-applet/commit/?id=4e8155122a0737977d3802314e5e0009d8d0c212

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 4.4
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact Low
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N