Wi-Fi Vulnerabilities (FragAttacks)

Canon Medical Systems Security Advisory

Overview:
FragAttacks is a collection of security vulnerabilities reported in May 2021 that affect Wi-Fi devices. These vulnerabilities are due to the specifications and implementation of the wireless LAN standard IEEE 802.11, and affect various wireless LAN devices that comply with the standard.

Vulnerability Overview:

 CVE ID  Description  CVSS
CVE-2020-24586  Not clearing fragments from memory when (re)connecting to a network  3.5
CVE-2020-24587  Reassembling fragments encrypted under different keys  2.6
CVE-2020-24588  Accepting non-SPP A-MSDU frames  3.5
CVE-2020-26139  Forwarding EAPOL frames even though the sender is not yet authenticated  5.3
CVE-2020-26140  Accepting plaintext data frames in a protected network  6.5
CVE-2020-26141  Not verifying the TKIP MIC of fragmented frames  6.5
CVE-2020-26142  Processing fragmented frames as full frames  5.4
CVE-2020-26143  Accepting fragmented plaintext data frames in a protected network  6.5
CVE-2020-26144  Accepting plaintext A-MSDU frames that start with an RFC1042 header with EtherType EAPOL (in an encrypted network)  6.5
CVE-2020-26145  Accepting plaintext broadcast fragments as full frames (in an encrypted network)  6.5
CVE-2020-26146  Reassembling encrypted fragments with non-consecutive packet numbers  5.3
CVE-2020-26147  Reassembling mixed encrypted/plaintext fragments  5.4


Possible Affected Canon Medical Systems Products:
The following products are disabling Wi-Fi services as the default.
  • CT Medical Imaging Products
  • MR Medical Imaging Products
  • VL Medical Imaging Products
  • NM Medical Imaging Products
The products installing the following components may be affected potentially.
  • Wireless FPD
  • Ultrasound Device (Wireless communication option)
At this time, we have not received any reports that this vulnerability has been exploited.

Resolution:
Canon Medical Systems Corporation is providing the update information for the vulnerabilities.
For inquiries concerning these subject products, please contact the nearest branch office, sales/service office.

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