CVE-2014-8321
Stack-based buffer overflow in the gps_tracker function in airodump-ng.c in Aircrack-ng before 1...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-8321- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-8321- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8162 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2014-8162- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xx7f-w375-6m8q No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the gps_tracker function in airodump-ng.c in Aircrack-ng before 1...
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.
- Record
GHSA-xx7f-w375-6m8q- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-8321- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-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 arbitrary code or gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8321- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
aircrack-ngDebian:12 |
before 1:1.2-0~beta3-2 | 1:1.2-0~beta3-2 |
aircrack-ngDebian:13 |
before 1:1.2-0~beta3-2 | 1:1.2-0~beta3-2 |
aircrack-ngDebian:14 |
before 1:1.2-0~beta3-2 | 1:1.2-0~beta3-2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-8321 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Aircrack-ng, published January 31, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.81%, the 56th percentile. Fixed in aircrack-ng 1:1.2-0~beta3-2.
References
aircrack-ng.blogspot.com/2014/10/aircrack-ng-12-release-candidate-1.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/128943/Aircrack-ng-1.2-Beta-3-DoS-Code-Execution.html
github.com/aircrack-ng/aircrack-ng/commit/ff70494dd389ba570dbdbf36f217c28d4381c6b5
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98458
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8321
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8321