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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 2.6/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/11/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vanhoefm/fragattacks/blob/master/SUMMARY.mdThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00002.html
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-wifi-faf-22epcEWuThird Party Advisory
- https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/12602-security-advisory-63Third Party Advisory
- https://www.fragattacks.comExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00473.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/11/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vanhoefm/fragattacks/blob/master/SUMMARY.mdThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00002.html
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-wifi-faf-22epcEWuThird Party Advisory
- https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/12602-security-advisory-63Third Party Advisory
- https://www.fragattacks.comExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00473.htmlThird Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- May 11, 2021
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified