A new hole was recently discovered to cause vulnerability in the WPA2 security protocol of Wi-Fi connections by a researcher at AirTight Networks, a wireless security company. The reports said that the vulnerability can infuse malicious traffic over a network, once a user acquires information from others. This Hole 196, as named by the researcher who revealed it, then allows exploits without even using any brute force strategies.
Md Sohail Ahmad, the Technology Manager of AirTight Networks and the discoverer of Hole 196 will be demonstrating this vulnerability in two conferences that will both be held in Las Vegas next week. However, even before these conferences take place, Ahmad explained that the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) used by WPA2 has not been decoded yet and that the vulnerability is obtainable without complex break-ins. He added that this then allows different users to receive traffic via an access point and a common shared key establishes the vulnerability. If the vulnerability is used to send spoofed packets, users can get dangerous security breeches.
AirTight’s Architect Kaustubh Phanse said that there is still no available patch for the Hole 196, exploiters are expected to emerge in this Wi-Fi window of opportunity.
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