CVE-2014-8323 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published 17 Oct 2017 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted length parameter in Aircrack-ng, requiring an upgrade to the fixed version.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2014-8323?

CVE-2014-8323 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

buddy-ng.c in Aircrack-ng before 1.2 Beta 3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a response with a crafted length parameter.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8323?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Aircrack-Ng Aircrack-Ng.

How do I fix CVE-2014-8323?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2014-8323 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8323 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8323, GHSA-5hm2-v6x4-c9fc.