Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 23, 2020· Updated Aug 4, 2024
CVE-2020-12638
CVE-2020-12638
Description
An encryption-bypass issue was discovered on Espressif ESP-IDF devices through 4.2, ESP8266_NONOS_SDK devices through 3.0.3, and ESP8266_RTOS_SDK devices through 3.3. Broadcasting forged beacon frames forces a device to change its authentication mode to OPEN, effectively disabling its 802.11 encryption.
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Affected products
3- Espressif/ESP-IDFdescription
- Range: <=3.0.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- lbsfilm.at/blog/wpa2-authenticationmode-downgrade-in-espressif-microprocessorsmitrex_refsource_MISC
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