Aircrack-ng 0.7 802.11 Authentication Packet stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Aircrack-ng 0.7 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component 802.11 Authentication Packet Handler. This manipulation causes stack-based overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2007-2057. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Aircrack-ng 0.7. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component 802.11 Authentication Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in aircrack-ng airodump-ng 0.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted 802.11 authentication packets.

The bug was discovered 04/12/2007. The weakness was presented 04/13/2007 by Jonathan So (Website). The advisory is shared at nop-art.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-2057 since 04/17/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25097 (Debian DSA-1280-1 : aircrack-ng - buffer overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33626), Exploit-DB (3724), Tenable (25097), SecurityFocus (BID 23467†) and OSVDB (34931†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 25097
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1280-1 : aircrack-ng - buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 58332
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1280-1 (aircrack-ng)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: nop-art.net
Researcher: Jonathan So
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-2057 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2057
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3013

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X-Force: 33626 - Aircrack-ng airodump-ng module buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 23467 - Aircrack-ng Airodump-ng Authentication Packet Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 24982
OSVDB: 34931 - aircrack-ng airodump-ng 802.11 Authentication Packet Processing Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 14987 - Aircrack-ng Airodump-ng 0.7 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-1379

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 04/18/2007 12:42
Updated: 01/13/2025 00:36
Changes: 04/18/2007 12:42 (95), 07/18/2019 16:24 (1), 01/05/2025 20:25 (16), 01/13/2025 00:36 (1)
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