Buffer overflow in Aircrack-Ng
CVE-2010-1159
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Aircrack-ng before 1.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a (1) large length value in an EAPOL packet or (2) long EAPOL packet.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.073 (94.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.073 · newest: 0.073 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Aircrack-Ng — versions 0.1, 0.2, 0.2.1
- Gentoo Linux
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- pyrit.googlecode.com/svn/tags/opt/aircrackng_exploit.py
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201310-06.xml (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/39150 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/55053 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- svn.aircrack-ng.org/trunk/ChangeLog
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-1159?
- CVE-2010-1159 is a vulnerability in Aircrack-Ng, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2013-10-28.
- Is CVE-2010-1159 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.