CVE-2010-1159 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause a crash in Aircrack-ng via malicious EAPOL packets.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-1159?
CVE-2010-1159 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gentoo Linux, published on 28 Oct 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1159?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Aircrack-Ng Aircrack-Ng, Gentoo Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2010-1159?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2010-1159 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-1159 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Gentoo Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1159, GHSA-r9j6-pqgc-4768, MGASA-2013-0307.