Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 18, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-4898
CVE-2012-4898
Description
Mesh OS before 7.9.1.1 on Tropos wireless mesh routers does not use a sufficient source of entropy for SSH keys, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a device or modify a client-server data stream by leveraging knowledge of a key from a product installation elsewhere.
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Affected products
10- cpe:2.3:h:tropos:1310_distrubution_automation_mesh_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:tropos:1410_mesh_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:h:tropos:1410_mesh_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:tropos:1410_wireless_mesh_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:tropos:3310_indoor_mesh_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:tropos:3320_indoor_mesh_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:tropos:4310_mobile_mesh_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:tropos:6310_mesh_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:tropos:6320_mesh_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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References
2- www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-297-01.pdfnvdUS Government Resource
- www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-12-297-01nvd
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