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Network Chemistry Wireless Sensor Detection
medium Nessus Plugin ID 11559
Synopsis
The remote host is vulnerable to information disclosure.Description
The remote host is a WSP100 802.11b Remote Sensor from Network Chemistry.This device sniffs data flowing on the channels used by 802.11b and forwards it to any host which 'subscribes' to this device.
An attacker may use this device to sniff 802.11b networks of the area it is deployed from any location.
Solution
Filter incoming traffic to this host and make sure only authorized hosts can connect to it.Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 11559
File Name: wireless_sensor_detection.nasl
Version: 1.18
Type: local
Family: Service detection
Published: 5/1/2003
Updated: 6/1/2020
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/h:oleumtech:sensor_wireless_i%2fo_module
Required KB Items: SNMP/sysDesc