CVE-2012-3886 Weak cryptography in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

AirDroid uses weak MD5 hashing for authentication tokens, allowing attackers on the local network to sniff traffic and recover credentials via brute-force or rainbow-table attacks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-3886?

CVE-2012-3886 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jul 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

AirDroid 1.0.4 beta uses the MD5 algorithm for values in the checklogin key parameter and 7bb cookie, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain cleartext data by sniffing the local wireless network and then conducting a (1) brute-force attack or (2) rainbow-table attack.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3886?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Airdroid Airdroid.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3886?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3886 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-3886 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3886 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hf39-c8p3-whjw.

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