CVE identifier(s) |
CVE-
2020-24588, CVE-
2020-24587, |
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Discoverer | Mathy Vanhoef |
FragAttacks, or fragmentation and aggregation attacks, are a group of Wi-Fi vulnerabilities discovered by security research Mathy Vanhoef. [1] Since the vulnerabilities are design flaws in the Wi-Fi standard, any device released after 1997 could be vulnerable. [1] The attack can be executed without special privileges. [2] The attack was detailed on August 5, 2021 at Black Hat Briefings USA and at later at the USENIX 30th Security Symposium, where recordings are shared publicly. [3] [4] The attack does not leave any trace in the network logs. [5]
Vanhoef worked with the Wi-Fi Alliance to help vendors issue patches. [3]
Microsoft started issuing patches for Windows 7 through Windows 10 on May 11, 2021. [6]
CVE identifier(s) |
CVE-
2020-24588, CVE-
2020-24587, |
---|---|
Discoverer | Mathy Vanhoef |
FragAttacks, or fragmentation and aggregation attacks, are a group of Wi-Fi vulnerabilities discovered by security research Mathy Vanhoef. [1] Since the vulnerabilities are design flaws in the Wi-Fi standard, any device released after 1997 could be vulnerable. [1] The attack can be executed without special privileges. [2] The attack was detailed on August 5, 2021 at Black Hat Briefings USA and at later at the USENIX 30th Security Symposium, where recordings are shared publicly. [3] [4] The attack does not leave any trace in the network logs. [5]
Vanhoef worked with the Wi-Fi Alliance to help vendors issue patches. [3]
Microsoft started issuing patches for Windows 7 through Windows 10 on May 11, 2021. [6]