CVE-2012-4687 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2012-4687

Post Oak Bluetooth Traffic Systems Insufficient Entropy

Vulnerability Description

Post Oak AWAM Bluetooth Reader Traffic System does not use a sufficient source of entropy for private keys, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a device by predicting a key value.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • research group composed of Nadia Heninger (University of California at San Diego), J. Alex Halderman, Zakir Durumeric, and Eric Wustrow (all from the University of Michigan)

Affected Vendor

Post Oak Traffic Systems

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Affected Software

AWAM Bluetooth Reader Traffic System
Vulnerable Versions:
All versions

Timeline

Official Publish: December 8th, 2012
Last Modified: July 9th, 2025
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.