# CVE-2014-8321: Stack-based buffer overflow in the gps\_tracker function in airodump-ng.c in Aircrack-ng before 1.2 RC 1 allows local users to execute arbitr

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-01-31 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the gps_tracker function in airodump-ng.c in Aircrack-ng before 1.2 RC 1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code or gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

## What to do

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## References

- http://aircrack-ng.blogspot.com/2014/10/aircrack-ng-12-release-candidate-1.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128943/Aircrack-ng-1.2-Beta-3-DoS-Code-Execution.html
- https://github.com/aircrack-ng/aircrack-ng/commit/ff70494dd389ba570dbdbf36f217c28d4381c6b5/
- https://github.com/aircrack-ng/aircrack-ng/pull/13
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98458

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