CVE-2024-33049
CVSS 3.1 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Oct 7, 2024
Updated: Oct 16, 2024
CWE ID 125
CWE ID 126
Summary
CVE-2024-33049 is a newly identified vulnerability that exposes Transient Denial of Service (DoS) risks. This issue arises during the parsing process of the Non-Inheritance IE (Internet Explorer) of Extension elements in beacon frames. Specifically, when the length of the IE is two, the vulnerability becomes susceptible to a DoS attack. This vulnerability could potentially impact systems that rely on these parsing functions and could result in service disruptions for users.
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