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CVE-2005-3253

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2005-12-16 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Wireless Access Points (AP) for (1) Avaya AP-3 through AP-6 2.5 to 2.5.4, and AP-7/AP-8 2.5 and other versions before 3.1, and (2) Proxim AP-600 and AP-2000 before 2.5.5, and Proxim AP-700 and AP-4000 after 2.4.11 and before 3.1, use a static WEP key of "12345", which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.

Affected products

• Avaya Wireless Ap-3: 2.5, 2.5.4
• Avaya Wireless Ap-4: 2.5, 2.5.4
• Avaya Wireless Ap-5: 2.5, 2.5.4
• Avaya Wireless Ap-6: 2.5, 2.5.4
• Avaya Wireless Ap-7: 2.5
• Avaya Wireless Ap-8: 2.5
• Proxim Ap-2000: 2.5.4
• Proxim Ap-4000: 2.4.12, 3.0
• Proxim Ap-600: 2.5.4
• Proxim Ap-700: 2.4.12, 3.0

References

• http://keygen.proxim.com/support/cs/Documents/802.1x_vulnerability.pdf
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18047
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18057
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-233.pdf
• http://www.osvdb.org/22091
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2931
• http://keygen.proxim.com/support/cs/Documents/802.1x_vulnerability.pdf
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18047
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18057
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-233.pdf
• http://www.osvdb.org/22091
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2931

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