CVE-2014-8321

7.8 · HIGH

Published Jan 31, 2020 aircrack-ng CWE-787 EPSS 0.81% (54th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Overview

CVE-2014-8321 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting aircrack-ng aircrack-ng. It was published on January 31, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the gps_tracker function in airodump-ng.c in Aircrack-ng before 1.2 RC 1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code or gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from aircrack-ng. Update aircrack-ng to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
aircrack-ng	aircrack-ng	0	Affected

References

Ref aircrack-ng.blogspot.com/2014/10/aircrack-ng-12-release-candidate-1.html Ref packetstormsecurity.com/files/128943/Aircrack-ng-1.2-Beta-3-DoS-Code-Execution.html Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98458 GitHub github.com/aircrack-ng/aircrack-ng/commit/ff70494dd389ba570dbdbf36f217c28d4381c6b5/ GitHub github.com/aircrack-ng/aircrack-ng/pull/13 Ref aircrack-ng.blogspot.com/2014/10/aircrack-ng-12-release-candidate-1.html Ref packetstormsecurity.com/files/128943/Aircrack-ng-1.2-Beta-3-DoS-Code-Execution.html Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98458 GitHub github.com/aircrack-ng/aircrack-ng/commit/ff70494dd389ba570dbdbf36f217c28d4381c6b5/ GitHub github.com/aircrack-ng/aircrack-ng/pull/13

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-8321?

CVE-2014-8321 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting aircrack-ng aircrack-ng. It was published on January 31, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-8321?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-8321?

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