CVE-2020-24587
Description
The 802.11 standard that underpins Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA, WPA2, and WPA3) and Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) doesn't require that all fragments of a frame are encrypted under the same key. An adversary can abuse this to decrypt selected fragments when another device sends fragmented frames and the WEP, CCMP, or GCMP encryption key is periodically renewed.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:AAttack VectorAdjacent
AC:HAttack ComplexityHigh
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:RUser InteractionRequired
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentialityLow
I:NIntegrityNone
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Cisco Systems Inc.
commercial·USaka cisco, cisco systems
intel
commercial·USaka intel corp.
arista
commercial·US
Microsoft Corp
commercial·USaka microsoft corporation
linux
oss-projectaka the linux kernel
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
and 200 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
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References
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00473.html
intel.com
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-wifi-faf-22epcEWu
tools.cisco.com
https://www.fragattacks.com
fragattacks.com
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