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CVE-2003-0270

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 11.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2003-06-16 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The administration capability for Apple AirPort 802.11 wireless access point devices uses weak encryption (XOR with a fixed key) for protecting authentication credentials, which could allow remote attackers to obtain administrative access via sniffing when the capability is available via Ethernet or non-WEP connections.

Affected products

• Apple 802.11N: 7.3.1

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/8773
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1006742
• http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a051203-1.txt
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7554
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11980
• http://secunia.com/advisories/8773
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1006742
• http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a051203-1.txt
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7554
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11980

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