# CVE-2005-2626: Unspecified vulnerability in Kismet before 2005-08-R1 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via unprintable characters in the SS

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-08-19 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Kismet before 2005-08-R1 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via unprintable characters in the SSID.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200508-10.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-788
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_20_sr.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16634
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16477
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1422
- http://www.osvdb.org/18767
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16447
- http://www.kismetwireless.net/CHANGELOG
- http://www.kismetwireless.net/blog/?entry=/kismet/entry-1124158146.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14430

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