VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2002-0214

CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2002-05-16
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Description

Compaq Intel PRO/Wireless 2011B LAN USB Device Driver 1.5.16.0 through 1.5.18.0 stores the 128-bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key in plaintext in a registry key with weak permissions, which allows local users to decrypt network traffic by reading the WEP key from the registry key.

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