### [CVE-2013-4579](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4579) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=n%2Fa&color=blue) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=%3D%20n%2Fa%20&color=brighgreen) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=n%2Fa&color=brighgreen) ### Description The ath9k_htc_set_bssid_mask function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c in the Linux kernel through 3.12 uses a BSSID masking approach to determine the set of MAC addresses on which a Wi-Fi device is listening, which allows remote attackers to discover the original MAC address after spoofing by sending a series of packets to MAC addresses with certain bit manipulations. ### POC #### Reference - http://www.mathyvanhoef.com/2013/11/unmasking-spoofed-mac-address.html - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1 #### Github No PoCs found on GitHub currently.