FreeBSD : WPA packet number reuse with replayed messages and key reinstallation (d670a953-b2a1-11e7-a633-009c02a2ab30) (KRACK)

high Nessus Plugin ID 103862

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

wpa_supplicant developers report :

A vulnerability was found in how a number of implementations can be triggered to reconfigure WPA/WPA2/RSN keys (TK, GTK, or IGTK) by replaying a specific frame that is used to manage the keys.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?a90b9925

https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/228519/

http://www.nessus.org/u?69b3eb0f

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 103862

File Name: freebsd_pkg_d670a953b2a111e7a633009c02a2ab30.nasl

Version: 3.13

Type: local

Published: 10/17/2017

Updated: 1/4/2021

Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:hostapd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:wpa_supplicant, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 10/16/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/16/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-13077, CVE-2017-13078, CVE-2017-13079, CVE-2017-13080, CVE-2017-13081, CVE-2017-13082, CVE-2017-13084, CVE-2017-13086, CVE-2017-13087, CVE-2017-13088

IAVA: 2017-A-0310