WPA2 vulnerability exposed

BoerenkoolMetWorst · Jul 26, 2010

WPA2 Hole196 Vulnerability

WPA2, perceived as the most solid Wi-Fi security protocol, is widely used by enterprises for securing their Wi-Fi networks. But security researchers at AirTight have uncovered a vulnerability called "Hole196" in the WPA2 security protocol that exposes WPA2-secured Wi-Fi networks to malicious insiders. Exploiting the vulnerability, an insider can bypass WPA2 private key encryption and authentication to sniff and decrypt data from other authorized users as well as scan their Wi-Fi devices for vulnerabilities, install malware and possibly compromise those Wi-Fi devices. AirTight researcher, Md. Sohail Ahmad, will be demonstrating this vulnerability at the Black Hat Arsenal and at DEFCON18 in a presentation entitled "WPA Too?!" in Las Vegas on July 29th and July 31th respectively.

AirTight will present a public Webinar on August 4 at 11am Pacific Time to detail its findings.
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-http://www.airtightnetworks.com/WPA2-Hole196-

spm · Jul 26, 2010

BoerenkoolMetWorst said:

-http://www.airtightnetworks.com/WPA2-Hole196-
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Notwithstanding the seriousness of any vulnerability that might (or might not) be exposed by these people, the key here is "malicious insider": I would suggest that the risk posed by such a person extends way beyond any vulnerability that might exist in WPA2.

elapsed · Jul 26, 2010

spm said:

Notwithstanding the seriousness of any vulnerability that might (or might not) be exposed by these people, the key here is "malicious insider": I would suggest that the risk posed by such a person extends way beyond any vulnerability that might exist in WPA2.
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Agreed. If you've got someone malicious inside your network already, it's very bad for you already.

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