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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200508-10
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  Severity: High
     Title: Kismet: Multiple vulnerabilities
      Date: August 19, 2005
      Bugs: #102702
        ID: 200508-10

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Synopsis
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Kismet is vulnerable to multiple issues potentially resulting in the
execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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Kismet is an 802.11 Layer 2 wireless network detector, sniffer, and
intrusion detection system.

Affected packages
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     Package              /   Vulnerable   /                Unaffected
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  1  net-wireless/kismet      < 2005.08.1                 >= 2005.08.1

Description
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Kismet is vulnerable to a heap overflow when handling pcap captures and
to an integer underflow in the CDP protocol dissector.

Impact
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With a specially crafted packet an attacker could cause Kismet to
execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running the program.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Kismet users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-wireless/kismet-2005.08.1"

References
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  [ 1 ] Kismet Release Notes
        
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200508-10

Concerns?
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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/.

License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/