GLSA 201310-06: Aircrack-ng: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Aircrack-ng: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date:	10/07/2013
Bugs:	#311797
ID:	201310-06

Synopsis

A buffer overflow vulnerability in Aircrack-ng could result in execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service.

Background

Aircrack-ng is an 802.11 WEP and WPA-PSK keys cracking program that can recover keys once enough data packets have been captured.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-wireless/aircrack-ng	< 1.1-r2	>= 1.1-r2	All supported architectures

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in Aircrack-ng.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted dump file using Aircrack-ng, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Aircrack-ng users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-wireless/aircrack-ng-1.1-r2"

References

CVE-2010-1159

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201310-06.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.