CVE-2014-8322

CRITICAL

aircrack-ng < 1.2 RC 1 - Remote Code Execution via Crafted Length Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2014-8322. PoCs published by Nick Sampanis.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a stack overflow in Aireplay-ng 1.2 beta3 via the '--test' option, leveraging a crafted TCP packet to achieve remote code execution. It constructs a malicious payload with ROP gadgets to execute arbitrary commands, defaulting to a reverse shell.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the tcp_test function in aireplay-ng.c in Aircrack-ng before 1.2 RC 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted length parameter value.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Nick Sampanis · cremotelinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35018

This exploit targets a stack overflow in Aireplay-ng 1.2 beta3 via the '--test' option, leveraging a crafted TCP packet to achieve remote code execution. It constructs a malicious payload with ROP gadgets to execute arbitrary commands, defaulting to a reverse shell.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Aireplay-ng 1.2 beta3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target · Aireplay-ng with vulnerable '--test' option enabled
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Product, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://aircrack-ng.blogspot.com/2014/10/aircrack-ng-12-release-candidate-1.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35018
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/aircrack-ng/aircrack-ng/pull/14
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98459

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.3221
EPSS Percentile 97.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (2)
aircrack-ng/aircrack-ng 1.2 beta1 (3 CPE variants)
aircrack-ng/aircrack-ng < 1.1
Published Jan 31, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026