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Capec-613 Detail
WiFi SSID Tracking
Detailed Communications Software Typical Severity: Low
Parents: 292
Threats: T60 T65 T80 T288 T291 T334 T392 T407
In this attack scenario, the attacker passively listens for WiFi management frame messages containing the Service Set Identifier (SSID) for the WiFi network. These messages are frequently transmitted by WiFi access points (e.g., the retransmission device) as well as by clients that are accessing the network (e.g., the handset/mobile device). Once the attacker is able to associate an SSID with a particular user or set of users (for example, when attending a public event), the attacker can then scan for this SSID to track that user in the future.
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| External ID | Source | Link | Description |
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| CAPEC-613 | capec | https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/613.html | |
| CWE-201 | cwe | http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/201.html | |
| CWE-300 | cwe | http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/300.html |
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| Low |
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| Open source and commercial software tools are available and open databases of known WiFi SSID addresses are available online. |
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