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Nearly All Wi-Fi Devices Are Vulnerable to New FragAttacks

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()4 min read1 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2020-24586
+2 related CVEs
The 802.11 standard that underpins Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA, WPA2, and WPA3) and Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) doesn't require that received fragments be…
3.5
group max
6%PoC
CVE-2020-26139
An issue was discovered in the kernel in NetBSD 7.1
5.36%
CVE-2020-26143
+2 related CVEs
An issue was discovered in the ALFA Windows 10 driver 1030.36.604 for AWUS036ACH
6.54%
CVE-2020-26142
An issue was discovered in the kernel in OpenBSD 6.6
5.32%
CVE-2020-26144
+2 related CVEs
An issue was discovered on Samsung Galaxy S3 i9305 4.4.4 devices
6.5
group max
5%
CVE-2020-26147
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel 5.8.9
5.48%

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4 min read at thehackernews.com

Three design and multiple implementation flaws have been disclosed in IEEE 802. 11 technical standard that undergirds Wi-Fi, potentially enabling an adversary to take control over a system and plunder confidential data.

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