Hacking Exposed Wireless, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

CHAPTER 7TAKING IT ALL THE WAY: BRIDGING THE AIRGAP FROM WINDOWS

With the introduction of Windows Vista, Microsoft made significant changes to the wireless networking model through the design of the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) 6.0 model and the native Wi-Fi interface, replacing the rigid and feature-poor Windows XP wireless interface. Windows Vista clients enjoy new flexibility in the wireless stack, enabling new applications, security models, and greater access to wireless services than were previously possible.

This new access also gives an attacker the ability to leverage the wireless stack for malicious purposes, from the command-line or GUI, to attack other nearby networks. In the previous chapter, we examined the ability ...