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CVE-2020-12638 workaround for WPA downgrade attack #7486

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CVE-2020-12638 workaround for WPA downgrade attack
earlephilhower Jul 25, 2020
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Fix the debug message
earlephilhower Jul 26, 2020
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Check for the downgrade in main WIFI event process
earlephilhower Jul 26, 2020
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Merge branch 'master' into cve12638
devyte Jul 26, 2020
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Merge branch 'master' into cve12638
earlephilhower Jul 26, 2020
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10 changes: 10 additions & 0 deletions libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/ESP8266WiFiGeneric.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -228,6 +228,16 @@ void ESP8266WiFiGenericClass::_eventCallback(void* arg)
WiFiClient::stopAll();
}

if (event->event == EVENT_STAMODE_AUTHMODE_CHANGE) {
auto& src = event->event_info.auth_change;
if ((src.old_mode != AUTH_OPEN) && (src.new_mode == AUTH_OPEN)) {
// CVE-2020-12638 workaround. When we get a change to AUTH_OPEN from any other mode, drop the WiFi link because it's a downgrade attack
// TODO - When upgrading to 3.x.x with fix, remove this code
DEBUG_WIFI("WIFI_EVENT_STAMODE_AUTHMODE_CHANGE from encrypted(%d) to AUTH_OPEN, potential downgrade attack. Reconnecting WiFi. See CVE-2020-12638 for more details\n", src.old_mode);
WiFi.reconnect(); // Disconnects from STA and then reconnects
}
}

for(auto it = std::begin(sCbEventList); it != std::end(sCbEventList); ) {
WiFiEventHandler &handler = *it;
if (handler->canExpire() && handler.unique()) {
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