Description
The 802.11 wireless client in certain operating systems including Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 does not warn the user when (1) it establishes an association with a station in ad hoc (aka peer-to-peer) mode or (2) a station in ad hoc mode establishes an association with it, which allows remote attackers to put unexpected wireless communication into place.
References
- http://www.theta44.org/karma/
- 1015489 vdb-entry
- 349 third-party-advisory
- http://www.nmrc.org/pub/advise/20060114.txt
- windows-wireless-adhoc-unauth-access(24157) vdb-entry
- http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5YP0D2KHHO.html
- 20060114 [NMRC Advisory] Microsoft Windows Wireless Exposure on Laptops mailing-list