Input validation error in ESP8266_NONOS_SDK - CVE-2019-12588
Published: September 9, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20935
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12588
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Espressif Systems
Affected software:
ESP8266_NONOS_SDK
ESP8266_NONOS_SDK
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of the RSN AuthKey suite list count in beacon frames, probe responses, and association responses by the client 802.11 mac implementation. A local attacker in radio range can send a specially crafted message and crash the application.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-12588
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.