CVE-2013-4616 Information

Description

The WifiPasswordController generateDefaultPassword method in Preferences in Apple iOS 6 and earlier relies on the UITextChecker suggestWordInLanguage method for selection of Wi-Fi hotspot WPA2 PSK passphrases which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack that leverages the insufficient number of possible passphrases.

Reference

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html http://lists.owasp.org/pipermail/owasp-mobile-security-project/2013-June/000640.html http://secunia.com/advisories/54886 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029054 http://www1.cs.fau.de/filepool/projects/hotspot/hotspot.pdf http://www1.cs.fau.de/hotspot