Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 19, 2014· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2014-9408

Description

Ekahau B4 staff badge tag 5.7 with firmware 1.4.52, Real-Time Location System (RTLS) Controller 6.0.5-FINAL, and Activator 3 uses part of the MAC address as part of the RC4 setup key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess the key via a brute-force attack.

Affected products

Ekahau/Activator
cpe:2.3:a:ekahau:activator:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Ekahau/B4 Staff Badge Tag Firmware
cpe:2.3:a:ekahau:b4_staff_badge_tag_firmware:1.4.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Ekahau/Real Time Location System Controller
cpe:2.3:a:ekahau:real-time_location_system_controller:6.0.5-final:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Ekahau/B4 Staff Badge Tag
cpe:2.3:h:ekahau:b4_staff_badge_tag:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/129585/Ekahau-Real-Time-Location-System-RC4-Cipher-Stream-Reuse-Weak-Key-Derivation.htmlnvdExploit
www.modzero.ch/advisories/MZ-14-01-Ekahau-RTLS.txtnvdExploit
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534241/100/0/threadednvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/71674nvd

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